Pakistan: The friendship between India and Russia is quite old, but in the meantime, this friend of India is getting closer to its biggest enemy Pakistan. Pakistan and Russia have recently signed a deal to resume Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) in Moscow.

Final deal in Moscow

According to a report by news agency PTI, the agreement between the two countries was reached in the Pakistan Embassy in Moscow. It is just a matter of concern that friendship between the two is not starting from here. Significantly, Pakistan’s close China was also in the race to resume PSM, but now the matter with Russia is confirmed. This steel mill was built with the help of the Soviet Union. The purpose of this deal is to start steel production again in PSM and gradually increase its scope.

Fall started in 2008

The special assistant of Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Aaron Akhtar Khan, who is currently on a visit to Russia, said, “The revival of PSM with Russia’s cooperation shows our shared history and our commitment to a strong industrial future.” Pakistan Steel Mills was constructed in 1971 with the help of the former Soviet Union and remains a permanent symbol of Pakistan-Russia relations. In 2008, the company continued to surround economic troubles. Between 2008-09, it lost 16.9 billion Pakistani rupees, which increased to 118.7 billion in the next five years.

There was a competition in China and Russia

The governments of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), who were in power from 2008 to 2018, failed to run it properly. Later, Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government launched an initiative to revive it, causing a competition between China and Russia to get a contract. Initially, the PTI government was in favor of China and had also started talks with a Chinese company, but could not become a matter.

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Pakistan is busy in increasing its proximity with India’s friendly country Russia. In this episode, Pakistan has signed a new agreement with Russia. The Pakistani Embassy in Russia said on Friday (July 11, 2025) that Pakistan and Russia have signed a protocol to resume Pakistan Steel Mill (PSM) in Karachi. The Pakistani Embassy has re -confirmed the long -term industrial partnership between Pakistan and Russia after signing the agreement.

The agreement was signed at the Pakistani Embassy in Moscow, the capital of Russia, where Industry and Production Secretary Saif Anjum from Pakistan and industrial engineering LLC General Director Vadim Velichko signed from Russia. At the same time, during this agreement, Special Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan (SAPM) in Russia, Aaron Akhtar Khan and Pakistani Ambassador to Russia Muhammad Khalid Jamali were also present.

What did the special secretary of Pakistani PM say,

This agreement has been done with the aim of resumption and expanding steel production at PSM in Karachi, Pakistan. Meanwhile, SAPM Aaron Akhtar Khan said, “Refuying Pakistan Steel Mill (PSM) in collaboration with Russia shows our shared history and our commitment to a strong industrial future.”

According to the Russian Embassy in Russia, Pakistan’s Karachi -based Pakistan Steel Mill (PSM) was established in 1973 with the help of the Soviet Union, which remains a permanent symbol of Pakistan and Russia’s relations.

Road and rail will be expanded between Pakistan and Russia

At the same time, Pakistan and Russia have agreed to develop rail and road networks to connect the South Asian country with Central Asia and Russia earlier this month, which will help Landlock countries to get direct access to sea routes.

It is noteworthy that Pakistan Communications Minister Abdul Alim Khan and Russia’s Transport Deputy Minister Andrei Sergeevich Nikitin met during the ministerial conference of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held in Tianjin, China. During this meeting, the two leaders agreed to speed up the development of infrastructure to promote trade and economic integration in the area.

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