ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has dispatched its first commercial export consignment to Uzbekistan through a newly activated land route via Iran. The shipment, consisting of refrigerated trucks carrying frozen beef, departed from Karachi and crossed into Iran at the Gabd-Rimdan border point.
The transit is being conducted under the TIR convention, an international customs framework that allows goods to move across borders with minimal regulatory delay. The consignment is currently en route to Tashkent.
The route bypasses Afghanistan, offering Pakistan a more reliable alternative for accessing landlocked Central Asian markets. The Gabd-Rimdan crossing sits near Gwadar, effectively connecting the deep-sea port to regional trade networks.
Officials view the development as part of Pakistan’s broader push to expand its export footprint under the CPEC framework. Central Asia represents a combined market of over 70 million consumers.
The inaugural shipment is expected to strengthen trade ties between Islamabad, Tehran, and Tashkent, while boosting the commercial role of both Karachi and Gwadar ports.
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