Due to persistent knee discomfort, Pope Francis was compelled to empty his diary for the second time in less than a week on Tuesday, according to the Vatican. “Due to knee pain, and following medical advice, Pope Francis has suspended today’s activities,“ according to the press office, which included his participation in a meeting of … Read more
Ukraine’s national tennis team said they were supposed to exist ” ” as they are ready for a Billie Jean King Cup clash in United States this weekend while war urges at home. The Ukraine crew are in the South Carolina city of Asheville to handle the record 18-time champions with a spot in the … Read more
Kazakhstan said Tuesday that it had received a large stake in its national telecoms operator in a “donation” by a detained member of ex-president Nursultan Nazarbayev’s once untouchable family. Businessman Kairat Satybaldy last month became the first relative of Nazarbayev to be arrested since political chaos in January appeared to sideline a fabulously wealthy family … Read more
Almaty – Kazakhstan has achieved almost parity in the use of mobile internet. According to a report by ranking.kz website, 87.1 per cent men and 84.9 per cent women have access to the internet. In 2019, the internet penetration rate for women was 81 per cent, for men 82.8 per cent. In neighbouring Uzbekistan, according … Read more
BEIJING – Revisions in China’s updated Cybersecurity Review Measures took effect from Tuesday. One of them stipulates that network platform operators that hold personal information of more than one million users have to go through a cybersecurity review if they plan to list their shares overseas. This is considered to be one of the latest … Read more
KARACHI: The rupee recovered five paisas against the dollar on Monday on the expectations of release of the next International Monetary Fund (IMF) tranche, dealers said. The exchange rate ended at Rs176.72 against the dollar from last Friday’s closing of Rs176.77 in the interbank foreign exchange market. The Executive Board of the IMF is scheduled … Read more
ALMATY – Terrorism, extremism, and separatism, known as the “Three Evil Forces” have long been an unstable factor in Central Asia. Traces of these forces are once again seen in the latest regional security failure in Kazakhstan. The large-scale riots in Kazakhstan started as demonstrations, but were soon taken advantage of by extremist and terrorist … Read more
BEIJING: Foreign ministers from oil-rich Gulf states arrived in Beijing on Monday for a five-day visit as turmoil in neighbouring Kazakhstan raises concerns about China’s energy security. The officials from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain, as well as secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Nayef bin Falah al-Hajrah, will be in China … Read more
ALMATY, Kazakhstan – Twelve security officers have been killed and 353 wounded in ongoing unrest in Kazakhstan after protests spread across the nation of 19 million this week in outrage over a New Year increase in prices for liquid petroleum gas (LPG), which is widely used to fuel cars in the west of the country, … Read more
MOSCOW: Kazakhstan’s president on Tuesday tried to calm rare protests in the ex-Soviet country, sending officials to a western province where demonstrators have taken to the streets over a hike in energy prices. Protests erupted over the weekend in the town of Zhanaozen in the oil-rich western Mangystau region, and have since spread to the … Read more
BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday exchanged congratulatory messages respectively with First President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. In his message to Nazarbayev, Xi noted that since China and Kazakhstan established diplomatic ties 30 years ago, bilateral relations … Read more
The emerging regional trade outlook after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan has led to an active engagement between Pakistan and Central Asian Republics. The US defeat in Afghanistan also eliminated the Indian influence in the neighbouring country, which sits at the crossroads to South and Central Asia. Capitalising on this, Pakistan is intensifying trade with … Read more
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan, Dec 6, 2021 (AFP) – Russia on Wednesday will send Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station in a move marking Moscow’s return to the now booming space tourism business after a decade-long break. One of Japan’s richest men, Maezawa, 46, will blast off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan accompanied by … Read more
LAHORE: Cooperation between Pakistan and Kazakhstan would be beneficial for the entire region, a diplomat said. Speaking at a meeting at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Pakistan Yerzhan Kistafin stressed the need for taking steps to enhance the volume of bilateral trade. LCCI president Mian Nauman Kabir, vice … Read more
Qatar Airways will begin scheduled passenger flights to Almaty, Kazakhstan, on November 19th. The new service will be operated by an Airbus A320 aircraft with 12 business class seats and 132 economy seats. Passengers flying to and from Almaty will be able to connect to over 140 destinations via Doha’s Hamad International Airport. Akbar Al … Read more
Kazakhstan is building its own route towards becoming a tennis powerhouse. The gregarious Alexander Bublik is ranked No. 34 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, while Elena Rybakina is ranked No. 17 in the WTA. Kazakhstan tennis is prospering, with four men and four women in the Top 300, but it’s been a slow process. An … Read more
Alexander Bublik, a home favourite, will be seeking for his first tour-level title in Kazakhstan at the Astana Open, which runs from September 20 to 26. Russia’s Aslan Karatsev will also be playing at the indoor-hard ATP event. Hamburg finalist Filip Krajinovic and incumbent winner John Millman will also compete in the tournament’s second edition. … Read more
Opening Ceremony of Pakistan-Kazakhstan Joint Military Exercise “Dostarym III” held today at National Counter-Terrorism Center (NCTC), Pabbi. The exercise is aimed to develop and bolster coordination between the two armies in the counter-terrorism domain. Special Forces of both countries will take part in hostage rescue, compound clearance, heli rappelling and Close Quater Battle (CQB) drills … Read more
Pakistan and Kazakhstan’s defense officials met on Thursday to discuss bilateral relations and military cooperation between the two nations, according to Kazakhstan’s Defense Ministry. According to a statement by the Defense Ministry of Kazakhstan, following a ceremony in the capital Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan’s Defense Minister Nurlan Yermekbayev and Pakistan’s Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee … Read more
LONDON: The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and Bloomberg LP will work together to deliver a financial education programme for university students in nine countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, WAM reported. The nine IsDB member countries involved in the programme are Bangladesh, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan. IsDB … Read more
Countries have made COVID-19 vaccinations compulsory for health professionals and other high-risk groups owing to a substantial increase in new coronavirus infections caused by the highly infectious Delta variant and a slowdown in vaccination rates. Here are some countries’ vaccine mandates: CANADA According to CBC News, Canada’s Treasury Board Secretariat is examining whether COVID-19 vaccinations … Read more
Pakistan and Kazakhstan have agreed to strengthen “institutional mechanisms” such as bilateral political consultations, intergovernmental commissions and joint working groups to strengthen bilateral multilateral relations and strengthen high-level ties. Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday met with Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi on the sidelines of the Ninth Heart … Read more
A military plane of Kazakhstan crashed on Saturday due to which four people have been killed and a few were injured in Almaty city. As per reports, the plane was traveling to Almaty city from the capital Nur-Sultan, the ministry in the Central Asian country said. The emergencies ministry said in a statement that, According to preliminary … Read more
Pakistan and Kazakhstan both have agriculture and industry based economies therefore they should enhance cooperation in these areas. Both the countries are looking for foreign direct investments and cooperation between the two sides would help yield the desired results. These views were expressed by the Ambassador of Kazakhstan Akan Rakhmatullin while speaking at the Lahore … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says India wants to change the demography of Occupied Kashmir and Kashmiris are being subjected to the worst violence in the guise of curfew since last fifty-one days. He was talking to his counterpart from Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tleuberdi in New York today (Wednesday). The Foreign Minister sensitized his counterpart on … Read more
