{"id":9216,"date":"2025-06-01T12:05:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T12:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=9216"},"modified":"2025-06-01T12:05:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T12:05:24","slug":"dpm-dar-acting-afghan-fm-muttaqi-reaffirm-support-for-uap-railway-line-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=9216","title":{"rendered":"DPM Dar, acting Afghan FM Muttaqi reaffirm support for UAP Railway Line Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Afghanistan\u2019s Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday reaffirmed their commitment to advancing the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (UAP) Railway Line Project, calling it a vital step for enhancing regional connectivity.<\/p>\n<p>In a phone conversation, the two ministers underscored the strategic importance of the proposed railway corridor and agreed to work closely for the early finalisation of its framework agreement, according to a statement from Pakistan\u2019s Foreign Office.<\/p>\n<p>Muttaqi welcomed Pakistan\u2019s decision to upgrade diplomatic relations with Kabul to the ambassadorial level and confirmed Afghanistan would reciprocate the move.<\/p>\n<p>He termed the decision a \u201cpositive development\u201d for bilateral ties.<\/p>\n<p>The conversation also served as a follow-up to Dar\u2019s visit to Kabul on 19 April 2025.<\/p>\n<p>READ: Islamabad, Kabul eye joint fix for TTP<\/p>\n<p>Both sides reviewed the implementation of key decisions taken during that trip and reiterated their shared commitment to strengthening mutual trust and cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to ensure the dignified and orderly repatriation of undocumented Afghan nationals, amid tensions over Islamabad\u2019s deportation campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Dar\u2019s first trip to Afghanistan since assuming office focused on defusing friction and restarting stalled cooperation on security and regional connectivity.<\/p>\n<p>During his meetings with Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, Dar stressed the need to manage cross-border security, combat militancy, and strengthen bilateral trade.<\/p>\n<p>The ministers agreed to finalise a joint committee of intelligence and interior ministry officials to address counterterrorism and border management concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The two sides also reached consensus on enhancing regional economic links through initiatives like the CASA-1000 power project and the transnational Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan railway.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Afghanistan\u2019s Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday reaffirmed their commitment to advancing the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (UAP) Railway Line Project, calling it a vital step for enhancing regional connectivity. In a phone conversation, the two ministers underscored the strategic importance of the proposed railway corridor and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9216\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}