Tag: Kazakhstan

President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, resigns after three decades

ALMATY: Nursultan Nazarbayev, the president of Kazakhstan, said on Tuesday that he was resigning as the oil-rich Central Asian nation’s leader after three decades in...

Kazakhstan beat Afghanistan 8-0 in Hockey Series Open

LAHORE: Kazakhstan's Aman Yelubyev scored a hat-trick while captain Daulet Urmanov scored twice in their team's easy 8-0 win over Afghanistan in the only match...

Pakistan team announced for Hockey Series Open

KARACHI: Chief Selector Islahuddin Siddique announced the 18-member Pakistan squad for the Hockey Series Open scheduled to be played from December 17-22 at the National...

PHF confirms hosting of six-nation hockey tournament in December

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Monday confirmed that the Six-Nation Hockey Tournament will take place in Lahore from December 17 to 31. Talking to APP, PHF...

Envoy-designate Imtiaz Kazi calls on president

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Wednesday said that with a huge potential of cooperation existed between Pakistan and Kazakhstan in pharmaceutical sector, the purchase of...

Pakistan reach Asian Rugby Championship final

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan defeated Kyrgyzstan by 82-0 in the semi-final of Asian Div III Rugby Championship at Almaty Kazakhstan and qualified for final. Meanwhile, host Kazakhstan beat...

52 killed in Kazakhstan bus fire

AQTOBE: At least 52 people have been killed in what authorities say was a "bus fire" in Kazakhstan’s northwestern region of Aqtobe. Aqtilek Kenes, the...

Ambassador of Kazakhstan pays farewell call on President

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Thursday said that Pakistan attached great importance to its relations with the brotherly Islamic country, Kazakhstan. He was talking to...

French institute suspects nuclear accident in Russia or Kazakhstan

PARIS: A cloud of radioactive pollution over Europe in recent weeks indicates that an accident has happened in a nuclear facility in Russia or Kazakhstan...

Kazakhstan to Qazaqstan, a case of switching alphabets

The Kazakh language has long been unsure which alphabet to find a comfortable home in and it's now in for another transition - but...

Dar unlikely to represent Pakistan at 16th CAREC conference

By Shehzad Paracha ISLAMABAD: After skipping the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings due to graft case in accountability court, Finance Minister...

Solution to Afghan issue lies in dialogue, not war: Mamnoon

ASTANA: President Mamnoon Hussain on Tuesday said that the issue of Afghanistan could only be resolved through dialogue and not war. Addressing a gathering of...

Wild tigers to reappear in Kazakhstan after 70 years

Wild tigers could be returning to Kazakhstan after a groundbreaking reintroduction plan was signed off Friday. Seven decades since poaching and habitat destruction wiped out...

Kazakhstan to chemically castrate paedophiles

Ex-Soviet Kazakhstan’s parliament on Thursday passed an amendment to the criminal code to allow chemical castration of convicted paedophiles if there was a court...

Kazakhstan to supply weapons and wheat to Afghanistan

Kazakhstan will supply weapons and wheat to Afghanistan, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev told at the briefing upon completion of the talks with President...

Pakistan and Kazakhstan agree to promote ties in all fields

Pakistan and Kazakhstan have agreed to further improve and enhance bilateral ties in all fields including trade and economy. It was agreed in eight sessions...

China praise for ‘true friend’ Pakistan; India refuses to send troops...

China's invitation to the Pakistani military and perceptions of an anti-Japanese sentiment may have led to India rejecting a Chinese request to send troops...