10 February 2026

The President of Uzbekistan met with the Chairman of the HRL Group

During the Uzbek-Pakistani Business Forum currently underway in Islamabad, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with Zahid Rafiq, Chairman of the HRL Group, the press service of the head of our state reports.

The group is one of the largest companies operating in construction, mining, and energy.

The two discussed the prospects for joint geological exploration of promising copper, gold, and critical mineral deposits in Pakistan, using Uzbek expertise.

The leader of our country welcomed the company’s chairman’s initiatives to build the Imam Bukhari complex in the Pakistani capital and a hotel in Samarkand.