ISLAMABAD -- Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan signed a framework agreement last week to build a railway line connecting landlocked Central Asia to Pakistani seaports, although analysts say the financing of the project remains unclear.
Landlocked Uzbekistan, Afghanistan to gain access to Pakistani ports under deal
A worker carries a bucket of water as he walks on railway tracks in Karachi, Pakistan. A plan by Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan to construct a railway link has raised questions about feasibility. © Reuters
ISLAMABAD -- Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan signed a framework agreement last week to build a railway line connecting landlocked Central Asia to Pakistani seaports, although analysts say the financing of the project remains unclear.