BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 14. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to pay a state visit to Kazakhstan.
This was stated by the press service of the Kazakh president.
The upcoming visit was highlighted by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in a congratulatory message to Pakistan’s leadership on the occasion of the country’s Independence Day.
“The President of our country also emphasized that he looks forward to the upcoming state visit of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to Astana, which will give new impetus to interaction between our countries,” the statement said.
In his messages, Tokayev highlighted Pakistan’s significant achievements on the path of sustainable development and reaffirmed Kazakhstan’s unwavering commitment to further strengthening cooperation across a broad range of bilateral and international issues.
The planned visit comes after Tokayev paid a state visit to Pakistan on February 3–4, 2026.
During the visit, Tokayev and Shehbaz Sharif signed a Joint Declaration on the Establishment of a Strategic Partnership between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Nearly two dozen documents were also signed during the visit, covering a wide range of areas, including economic cooperation, transport, trade and security.
Among them were a Memorandum of Cooperation in Mining and Geological Sciences, a Memorandum of Understanding on the Joint Deployment of Peacekeeping Units in UN Missions, an Extradition Treaty, a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan and Pakistan’s Ministry of Maritime Affairs, and an Agreement on Transit Trade between the two countries’ trade ministries.
