Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has called for transforming transport routes into economic corridors to connect Central Asia with global markets through Pakistan. He was speaking at the 25th Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Ministerial Conference in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The Minister stressed the need to establish logistics and production hubs, including cold storage, packaging, warehousing and light manufacturing facilities, to turn transit traffic into exports and create jobs and economic opportunities for local communities. Ahsan Iqbal also called for a digital corridor across the CAREC region, noting that Pakistan Single Window provided a foundation for phased digital integration with regional partners.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)