CENTRAL ASIA

Russia-led troops to begin leaving Kazakhstan in two days: president

NurSultan, Kazakhstan, Jan 11: Kazakhstan’s President Kassym Jomart Tokayev said Tuesday that a contingent of Russia-led forces would begin leaving the troubled Central Asian country in two days, with the Read More

Kazakh president fires rare criticism at predecessor after unrest

Almaty, Kazakhstan, Jan 11: Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev issued rare criticism of his long-ruling predecessor Tuesday, and said he expected Russian-led forces to leave the troubled Central Asian country in Read More

Kazakh leader says unrest was ‘attempted coup d’etat’

Almaty, Kazakhstan, JAN 10: Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Monday described days of historic unrest in his Central Asian country as a coup attempt and vowed his security services would Read More

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