By Sumayya
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, currently undertaking a three-day official diplomatic journey to Kyrgyzstan to engage in the SCO Council of Heads of State (CHS) Summit, participated in the inaugural celebration of the sixth World Nomad Games inside Bishkek on Monday.
Following his arrival at the festival, the premier was formally welcomed by Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Nurgozhoevich Japarov.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko likewise witnessed the inaugural celebration.
A delegation of Pakistani sportspeople is concurrently competing within the Nomad Games. Upon the entry of the Pakistani delegation, PM Shehbaz rose to applaud and honor them. The audience remaining inside the arena simultaneously cheered for them.
The World Nomad Games represent a heritage and athletic gala focused on historic nomadic competitions, notably those belonging to the Turkic nationalities of Central Asia. Competitors from 104 nations have signed up, organizers expressed, regarding the sixth installment of the World Nomad Games, which initially commenced during 2014.
Competitions encompass mounted archery, wrestling alongside boardgames historic to nomadic Central Asian heritages. The gala incorporated orchestral displays and Olympic-type processions by national delegations.
Earlier that afternoon, PM Shehbaz touched down inside Bishkek for a three-day official journey following the request of the Kyrgyz leader. Head of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev greeted the premier upon his entry at the Manas International Airport inside Bishkek, it supplemented.
Throughout the journey spanning August 31 until September 2, PM Shehbaz intends to speak before the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) forum and articulate Pakistan’s perspective regarding multiple regional and worldwide challenges, per a communication distributed by the PM Secretariat.
PM Shehbaz is joined by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan, Communication Minister Abdul Aleem Khan, Information Minister Ataullah Tarar, alongside high-ranking bureaucrats throughout the journey.
In a previous communication, the Foreign Ministry stated that the premier will engage in the SCO Plus Summit and take over Pakistan’s leadership of the SCO Council of Heads of State for 2026-2027.
On the margins of the SCO activities, PM Shehbaz will conduct bilateral dialogues with executives of competing nations.
On September 2, the premier will conduct bilateral talks with President Zhaparov spanning the whole matrix of Pakistan-Kyrgyzstan ties, per the FO.
The two parties will thoroughly analyze Pakistan-Kyrgyzstan ties and analyze methods to additionally enhance bilateral teamwork, notably across commerce and funding, power, regional linkage, learning, travel, and citizen-to-citizen interactions.
The executives will likewise trade perspectives regarding regional and worldwide occurrences of shared focus and teamwork across regional and multi-party assemblies.
The FO stated that Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan possess cordial and brotherly ties, anchored in communal history, belief, and cultural closeness, alongside shared ambitions regarding peace, linkage, and economic success across Central and South Asia.
PM Shehbaz’s impending journey will yield a vital avenue to reinforce the drive created through recent top-tier interactions, convert political favor into increased hands-on teamwork, and additionally fortify the lasting bond between the two states.
‘Pakistan, Uzbekistan examine methods to fortify teamwork’
Concurrently, PM Shehbaz met Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the margins of the SCO Council of Heads of State Summit and analyzed further enhancing teamwork across manufacturing, farming, medications, fabrics, excavation, electronic technologies, learning, heritage, protection and safety.
Jam Kamal Khan, Minister for Commerce, Abdul Aleem Khan, Minister for Communications and Attaullah Tarar, Minister for Information and Broadcasting remained likewise in attendance.
Reminiscing on President Mirziyoyev’s Official Journey to Pakistan in February 2026, the premier observed that the journey and the inaugural assembly of the Top-Tier Strategic Cooperation Council had delivered fresh drive to the Pakistan-Uzbekistan Strategic Alliance.
He highlighted the necessity of prompt execution of resolutions adopted at the executive level, notably across commerce, funding, linkage and commercial teamwork.
He restated the communal goal of expanding bilateral commerce to $2 billion by 2029 and urged for efficient execution of the broadened Preferential Trade Accord, increased merchant-to-merchant interaction and advancement of mutually profitable joint enterprises.
Spotlighting regional linkage as a communal strategic preference, the prime minister highlighted the revolutionary capability of the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan Railway toward binding Central and South Asia and easing Uzbekistan’s entry to Pakistan’s maritime harbors.
PM Shehbaz highlighted prompt advancement regarding the Mutual Feasibility Exploration and increased deployment of present multifaceted transit pathways. He likewise reconfirmed Pakistan’s willingness to ease Uzbek commerce through its harbors and transit networks.
The prime minister commended Uzbekistan’s backing regarding Pakistan’s impending Leadership of the SCO Council of Heads of State and articulated the aspiration to operate closely with Uzbekistan regarding regional safety, linkage, commerce and durable expansion. He likewise highlighted ongoing teamwork within ECO and alternate multi-party assemblies.
