KARACHI: The Central Asia Volleyball Association (CAVA) has shifted its Men’s Nations League to Uzbekistan amid rising tension between Pakistan and India. The Central Asian Volleyball championship was scheduled from May 29 to June 04 in Islamabad. It will now be held in Uzbekistan on the same dates. Due to tension between Pakistan and India … Read more
A 2021 study projected a potential further drop of 8 to 30 meters in the Caspian Sea by 2100. The Caspian Sea, an inland body of water, borders the Caucasus region and Central Asia. The shifting shoreline is noticeable to swimmers in Turkmenbashi, the largest coastal city in Turkmenistan. On the shores of the Caspian … Read more
Pakistan defeats Turkmenistan 2-0 in Billie Jean King Cup relegation playoff. Ushna Suhail and Sara Ibrahim Khan win singles matches for Pakistan. Pakistan avoids relegation to Group 3. In the Billie Jean King Cup held in Kuala Lumpur, Pakistan secured their spot in the Asia/Oceania Group 2 by defeating Turkmenistan 2-0 in the relegation playoff. … Read more
The transmission line was connected to the grid of Kandahar provincial capital, Kandahar City. The capacity of the Kajaki power plant would be raised from 50 to 100 megawatts. Afghanistan imports electricity from neighbouring Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Iran. The authorities in Afghanistan’s southern region rebuilt the only power plant at the Kajaki dam in … Read more
Vladimir Putin is scheduled to visit Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. He will also participate in a forum with Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko. G7 nations are inching closer to barring Russian gold exports amid sanctions against Moscow. Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, is scheduled to make his first international trip since authorising the invasion of Ukraine … Read more
Uzbekistan and Iran agreed earlier this year to enhance bilateral trade and announced preparations to negotiate a preferential trade pact. Cargo trucks travelling from Uzbekistan to Iran must travel in a column and will be escorted by Turkmen traffic police when traversing Turkmenistan’s territory. Turkmenistan has allowed transit cargo transportation from Uzbekistan to Iran since … Read more
Long regarded as a national celebrity, Turkmenistan’s previous president’s favorite horse will be immortalized with a personal statue in the gas-rich Central Asian country. The Akhal-Teke breed of horse enjoys a prominent role in government propaganda in the former Soviet nation and Ak Khan — whose name means White Khan — was the prized stallion of … Read more
A US commission stated Monday that nonsecular freedom has deteriorated “notably” in India under the Hindu nationalist government because it again endorsed focused sanctions over abuses. It changed into the third instantly year that the US Commission on International Religious Freedom requested that India be placed on a listing of “nations of precise concern” — … Read more
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan: The son of Turkmenistan’s autocrat leader, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, decisively won the presidential election, officials said Tuesday, paving the way for hereditary succession in one of the world’s most tightly controlled countries. Serdar Berdymukhamedov, 40, won the ballot held last Saturday with 73 percent of the vote, the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) said in … Read more
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan: Voting was underway in Turkmenistan Saturday for a tightly-controlled leadership election that is all but certain to yield ex-Soviet Central Asia’s first father-son succession. Nine candidates are in the fray in the republic of six million people, but President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, who tolerates no opposition and has dominated public life since the country’s … Read more
PARIS: A growing number of countries are imposing vaccine passes, or insisting people in certain jobs be vaccinated against Covid-19. But few are mandating their whole populations to be jabbed. Here is a snapshot: Compulsory jabs Ecuador became the first country in the world to make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory in December, including for children over … Read more
KABUL – A delegation of the Afghan caretaker government on Friday left for neighboring Turkmenistan for talks on different issues, deputy spokesperson of the Taliban caretaker government confirmed. “At the invitation of Turkmenistan, a senior delegation led by Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Mottaqi left for Ashgabat, capital of Turkmenistan on Friday morning,” Bilal Karimi … 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
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday asked Turkmenistan to join efforts with Pakistan to boost regional connectivity and economic integration. He said this while talking to the visiting Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Meredov Rashid Ovezgeldiyevich, who called on him in Islamabad, Radio Pakistan reported. Read more: OIC appoints special envoy for Afghanistan to coordinate … Read more
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan: President Dr Arif Alvi has said that despite having all elements for economic growth, the ECO region is among the least integrated regions in terms of trade and investment, which necessitated unlocking of potential for an impetus to growth and development. Addressing the 15th Summit of the Heads of State of the Economic … Read more
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi will be on an official visit to Turkmenistan to attend the 15th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), being held in Ashgabat on November 28. The ECO summit will be chaired by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the Foreign Office said in a statement on Friday. The theme of … Read more
Aqina is a border crossing with rail service connecting Afghanistan to Turkmenistan, and onward to Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and Europe. It is an essential trading point linking Afghanistan with the countries to the west. A handful of local businessmen who met to drink tea complained about the worsened business situation. They said their business had … Read more
TEHRAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Thursday reached Iranian capital on the last leg of his four-nation tour to hold discussion with leadership on the evolving situation of Afghanistan. Pakistan’s ambassador to Iran Rahim Hayat Qureshi and senior foreign ministry officials welcomed Foreign Minister Qureshi at the Mehrabad Airport. During his visit, the foreign … Read more
