Tag: Tajikistan

Tajikistan on Saturday charged a BBC reporter with membership of a banned Islamist group, after his arrest sparked global concern that he was being...

Pakistan has planned to establish a textile plant through a joint venture of at least 25 million euros in Tajikistan. A cement plant worth...

Three people have died from mudslides after heavy rains caused flooding in the Central Asian state of Tajikistan, emergency services said on Friday. Two...

KARACHI - The Tajikistan government will cooperate with Pakistan for the establishment of power plants so that the persistent power shortage in the country can be overcome, said Tajikistan President Emomali Rehmonov on Wednesday. He said this while talking to Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah at a local hotel where Rehmonov is staying. The president of Tajikistan assured the chief minister that his country can establish 600MW hydel power plant while another power plant of 220MW would

KARACHI - Pakistan would establish a cement plant in Tajikistan to enhance bilateral trade of the construction sector. Tajikistan would appreciate the fresh investment plan of Pakistan in the cement importing country, said the visiting Tajik President Emomali Rahmanove on Wednesday.
The Tajik president, while addressing the newly formed "Tajik-Pakistan Business Forum" here at a local hotel, said that one of the important project of the region 'CASA-1000 power' was going through

KARACHI - Pakistan and Tajikistan are poised to sign Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) on different trade related subjects today after direct meetings between the traders of both countries. The visiting Tajik president Emomali Rahmon who met President Asif Ali Zardari is visiting Karachi today with other trade official to discuss various options aimed at boosting the existing level of trade between the two countries, Pakistan Today has learnt.
Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad,

LAHORE - Pakistan Muthida Kisan Mahaz (PMKM) Chairman Muhammad Ayub Khan Mayo has voiced opposition to the proposed agreement to import electricity from Tajikistan and indicated it is detrimental to national interest. He added that the government should take advantage of available water resources and construct hydroelectric projects to generate cheaper electricity. According to his reasoning, Pakistan has the capacity to produce 40,000 MW of electricity if it properly utilises its

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Monday offered assistance to Tajikistan by providing easy access to its ports, especially the Gwadar Port. President Asif Ali Zardari made the offer to the visiting Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon, saying that Pakistan was ready to discuss the conclusion of a Trilateral Transit Trade Agreement between Pakistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Addressing a banquet held at Aiwan-e-Sadr in the honour of President Emomali Rahmon, President Zardari said that

KARACHI - Pakistan and Central Asian States (CAs), especially Tajikistan, will open a new chapter of trade relations by implementing various proposed options to boost bilateral trade. Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon, with other related ministries/officials, will visit Pakistan on March 10, Pakistan Today has learnt.
Visit of the Tajik president was followed by visits of both President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to Dushanbe in the last two years.

DUSHANBE - Tajikistan has sentenced eight members of radical Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir to between six and 18 years in prison, accusing them of "anti-state activities," a court official said on Saturday.
"Among the accused are both rank-and-file members as well as one of the local regional leaders who received an 18-year sentence," a court official in the Central Asian country's capital Dushanbe told AFP. They have been convicted of "organising and participating in a criminal