Pakistan, June 10 -- Pakistan plans to join the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), with Russia backing a link between the trade route and Gwadar Port as both countries move to deepen economic and strategic cooperation through a new partnership framework extending to 2030.

This was disclosed by Federal Minister for Energy, Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari, while delivering a keynote address at Webinar-1, titled "Pakistan-Russia Bilateral Relationship at the cusp of shifting global order," highlighting a highly positive and pragmatic trajectory in bilateral relations over the past two decades.

A key focus of the address was regional connectivity, with Pakistan signalling its intent to join the INSTC, read an official sta...