Pakistan’s leading media highlight the President of Uzbekistan’s Address to the Oliy Majlis and the People of the country

ISLAMABAD, December 29. /Dunyo IA/. Leading Pakistani media outlets have given extensive coverage to the Address of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, to the Oliy Majlis (Supreme Assembly) and the people of Uzbekistan, reports Dunyo IA correspondent.

In particular, Pakistan’s central news agency “Associated Press of Pakistan”(APP), along with leading newspapers and media platforms including “Pakistan Observer”, “The Daily Spokesman”, “SUBNEWS”, News Valley, and the “Margalla Tribune” magazine, as well as Pakistan Today, “Global News Pakistan”, “The Diplomatic Insight”, “The Khyber Mail”, “News Network Pakistan”, “Diplomatic Affairs”, “MNNNEWS”, “Urdu MNNNEWS”, “Times of Central Asia”, “Media Online Today” and several other outlets, published a series of news reports and in-depth analytical pieces in both English and Urdu focusing on the President’s Address delivered on 26 December.

In their coverage, Pakistani media note that the President’s Address offered a comprehensive review of achievements across all key sectors, while clearly outlining Uzbekistan’s plans and strategic priorities for the year 2026.

According to the reports, President Mirziyoyev placed particular emphasis on the most critical priority areas for the coming year. The first priority – further improvement of mahalla infrastructure, giving them the appearance of the New Uzbekistan. The work on comprehensive development of territories and their improvement will continue.

Starting next year, a comprehensive approach to mahalla development will be implemented. New reforms in urbanization and sustainable development of the cities will begin.

The second priority is to transition the economy to a technological and innovative development model.

It was noted that from now on, every dollar of investment must primarily serve to transferring advanced technologies, producing high value-added products with specific foreign markets, increasing the efficiency of energy, water, land, and other natural resources, training local specialists to work with new technologies and boosting labor productivity.

The Pakistani press also highlighted the President’s remarks on Uzbekistan’s ambitions in the space sector. Quoting from the Address, media outlets cited President Mirziyoyev as saying: – Today, I want to share another important piece of news. For the first time in the history of independent Uzbekistan, we have begun work to launch a satellite into space and send the first Uzbek astronaut who is a citizen of our country.

Commentators described this announcement as a symbolic milestone, underscoring Uzbekistan’s aspirations to expand its scientific and technological capabilities and strengthen its presence in advanced high-tech fields.

The third priority area — stimulating demand in the domestic market.

Over the past nine years, a favorable business environment was created and the volume and assortment of goods and services was increased. Due to provision of no less than 1 billion dollars in affordable loans annually to low-income families, the inflation has been reduced to a “single-digit” level, the purchasing power of the population has doubled.

Based on the population’s needs, in 2026, 23 trillion soums will be allocated for housing mortgages, which generate the highest demand in the economy. To partially compensate for the down payment and interest payments when purchasing housing, a subsidy of 2,7 trillion soums will be provided. In addition, the amount of concessional mortgage credit per apartment will be increased by 15 percent.

Pakistani media outlets described these measures as a reflection of the government’s focus on social stability and inclusive growth, highlighting the central role of domestic demand in sustaining Uzbekistan’s long-term economic development.

The publications also underscore that Uzbekistan has set an ambitious goal was set: to double the number of foreign tourists and increase the volume of tourism services to $20 billion over the next five years. In pursuing this goal, a special emphasis is placed on the development of tourism infrastructure.

To achieve these objectives, particular emphasis will be placed on the development of tourism infrastructure. Pakistani media note that the increased inflow of tourists requires a doubling of passenger transportation in aviation and on railways. Therefore, in 2026, the number of aircraft in the fleet will be increased to 120.

Overall, Pakistani media outlets describe the President of Uzbekistan’s Address as a strategic and forward-looking policy document, aimed at accelerating the development of key sectors of the economy, stimulating domestic demand, advancing innovation-driven growth and strengthening Uzbekistan’s image as an attractive destination for investment and international tourism.