CENTRAL ASIA

Kazakhstan detains former national security chief on suspicion of treason

Authorities in Kazakhstan have detained Karim Massimov, the former head of the national security committee, on suspicion of treason, the security committee said on Saturday. Massimov, who was fired this week as protests raged Read More

Pak embassy establishes help desks in Kazakhstan

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been in close contact with the Pakistan Embassy in Kazakhstan with a view to providing all possible assistance to the Pakistani Community residing Read More

Kazakh president says constitutional order mainly restored

MOSCOW,: Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Friday that order had mostly been restored in the country after days of unprecedented unrest.the interior ministry said security forces had taken all Read More

Azeri ambassador, Munaza Hassan hold meeting at National Assembly

ISLAMABAD: /DNA/ – Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Pakistan Khazar Farhadov met with Ms. Munaza Hassan, Chairperson of the Climate Change Standing Committee and Secretary-General of the Women’s Parliamentary Caucus in Read More

Kazakh leader Tokayev removes veteran ex-president from key security post

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Wednesday he had taken over as head of the powerful Security Council from veteran former leader Nursultan Nazarbayev and promised to respond with “maximum toughness” to Read More

Azerbaijani parliament to hold first plenary meeting of spring session next month

BAKU, JAN 3: The first plenary session of the spring session of the Azerbaijani Parliament will be held on February 1, Report informs. The meeting will discuss the work plan for the Read More