Pakistan and Tajikistan Agree Three‑Year Roadmap to Lift Trade to $200 Million
The agreement creates concrete steps to speed CASA‑1000 power linkage, open procurement and investment channels, set PTA negotiations as a priority, mobilize trade delegations.
Overview
- Leaders at the 8th Joint Commission in Dushanbe agreed a three‑year roadmap to raise bilateral trade to $200 million and finalised an MoU between Tajikistan’s Agency for Export and Pakistan’s Trade Development Authority.
- The meeting produced a proposed government procurement pact between Tajikistan’s Agency for State Material Reserves and the Trading Corporation of Pakistan to streamline state‑to‑state buying.
- Energy cooperation was elevated as a priority with both sides praising CASA‑1000 progress and committing to attend the project’s Joint Working Group meeting in Istanbul in June 2026 to resolve remaining commercial and operational issues.
- Tajikistan invited investment from Pakistan Petroleum Limited and OGDCL and endorsed technical training for Tajik oil and gas staff through Pakistan’s Oil and Gas Training Institute to build local capacity.
- Officials also mapped sector roadmaps and follow‑up steps for agriculture, education, tourism, visa and flight facilitation, and agreed to organise trade delegations and B2B meetings to turn commitments into deals.