Uzbekistan and Pakistan have agreed in principle to route bilateral transit trade through China as the closure of trade corridors through Afghanistan and renewed fighting between Iran and the United States leave Islamabad with fewer reliable links to Central Asia, officials familiar with the matter said.

The Prosecutor General’s Office has been ordered to investigate how funds allocated for expanding the freight car fleet are being spent and to submit proposals to make the wagon allocation system for businesses completely transparent. This directive was announced during a videoconference chaired by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, which analyzed first-half economic growth across regions and sectors and outlined key priorities for the remainder of the year.

A 25-year-old native of the Namangan province has been arrested on suspicion of fraud after promising to illegally smuggle a citizen into the United States. The arrest was confirmed by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Uzbekistan-based Regional Electrical Power Networks JSC's (Regional Networks) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BB' with a Positive Outlook.

A major corruption scandal is brewing over the city’s public transit infrastructure. The Anti-Corruption Agency of Uzbekistan, led by Director Akmal Burkhanov, has launched an active investigation into the sweeping modernization of Tashkent’s bus stops. What was promised as a futuristic, accessible upgrade for commuters has instead triggered widespread public outrage, exposing signs of procurement fraud, bid rigging, and specification tailoring.

A court in the Qashqadaryo province has handed down a verdict against a man who severely injured his wife by throwing a mobile phone at her head during a domestic dispute.

The Ministry of Justice has officially registered amendments and additions to the regulation on the procedure and terms for licensing banking activities.

During the first half of 2026, the State Labor Inspectorate received 1,495 complaints from individuals discovering they had been formally hired and registered for jobs without their knowledge or consent.

The mosaic tiling on the domes of Tashkent's famous Blue Domes restaurant has been stripped away without authorization from the relevant authorities. Built in 1970, the building is a landmark example of the Soviet modernist architecture and is officially protected by the state under the National Register of Cultural Heritage Real Estate Objects.

Ensuring the financial stability of water supply enterprises was the central focus of a presentation made to the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Monday, the presidential press service reported.

A school principal in Kashkadarya province who took a $500 bribe from a student seeking employment has been sentenced to five years in prison.

A pilot School of Integrated Programs is being deployed at the Tashkent University of Architecture and Civil Engineering in pursuance of the president’s July 17 Additional Measures for Introducing Secondary Specialized, Vocational, and Higher Education Programs Based on International Educational Standards decree. The goal is to further expand the rollout of integrated education programs modeled on best practices from the United Kingdom.

Uzbekistan is proposing to introduce a Siesta system to adapt the tourism sector to summer heatwaves, the draft Cabinet of Ministers resolution has proposed. Under the proposal, tourist facilities in Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva cities would operate on a new schedule from June 1 to August 31.

Three underage girls have tragically drowned in an artificial irrigation pond in the Mirzachul district of the Jizzakh province, the spokesman to the Prosecutor General’s Office, Hayot Shamsutdinov reported.

The Pap District Criminal Court in Namangan province has issued a verdict against Odilkhon Ismoilov, founder of Rayxon Oilaviy Milliy Taomlari ("Rayхон National Family Cuisine"), and six co-defendants, the press service of Uzbekistan's Supreme Court reported.

According to the National Statistics Agency, nearly 3.51 million (3,512,000) Uzbek citizens traveled abroad for tourism purposes during the first half of this year. This figure represents an increase of 2,500 travelers compared to the same period last year.

A married couple in Fergana who attempted to sell their newborn baby have been sentenced to five years in prison each.

Foreign-based tour operators would only be allowed to sell outbound travel packages to Uzbek citizens through a locally licensed tour operator or their own registered legal entity in the country, a draft government resolution published by the Tourism Committee for public input has proposed.

6,565,410 foreign nationals visited Uzbekistan for tourism purposes during the first half of this year, the National Statistics Agency said in a report.

Long awaited reprieve from a punishing week of extreme heat Uzbekistan is expected, with temperatures expected to drop between July 20 and 24, Uzhydromet said.