International Airline to Increase Flights to Pakistan

Uzbekistan Airways plans to expand its flights between Tashkent and Islamabad starting October 26, providing travelers with more travel choices between Pakistan and Uzbekistan. The Uzbek embassy disclosed the updated schedule, indicating the airline will offer flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, instead of the current twice-weekly service on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

The additional flights are anticipated to enhance connectivity for tourists, business travelers, and transit passengers, while also bolstering tourism and economic relations between the two nations. The embassy explained the broader schedule would facilitate easier access for Pakistani tourists to Uzbekistan’s renowned cities, such as Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva.

It is also projected to reinforce Tashkent's status as a key regional transportation hub, offering passengers additional opportunities to connect with other Central Asian destinations. Over 20,000 Pakistani tourists visited Uzbekistan in 2025, with nearly 20,000 more arriving during the first nine months of 2026, according to the embassy, underscoring the increasing tourism links between the countries.

Uzbekistan and Pakistan currently share eight scheduled weekly flights, including four between Tashkent and Lahore, two on the Islamabad route, and services linking Tashkent with Karachi. With the supplementary Islamabad service, the overall number of scheduled weekly flights between the two countries will increase to nine, the embassy stated.