Original: Musharraf signs Uzbek agreements -- BBC News However relations improved after the fall of the Taliban , both countries seeking to improve relations for the sake of trade , Pakistan wishing to gain access to Central Asian markets and landlocked Uzbekistan to access ports on the Indian Ocean .
Simplified: However relations improved after the fall of the Taliban , both countries seeking to improve relations for the sake of trade , Pakistan wishing to gain access to Central Asian markets and landlocked Uzbekistan to access ports on the Indian Ocean .