62 mobile phones seized from pre-trial detention center No. 1 – Penitentiary Service AKIPRESS.COM – The Penitentiary Service under the Ministry of Justice commented on the reported ban on lawyers visiting pre-trial detention center No. 1 in Bishkek. The information about the ban on lawyers visiting their clients in pre-trial detention center No. 1 is…
China’s far west region of Xinjiang is seeking closer ties and cross-border cooperation with Pakistan and Central Asian countries in a bid to counter US sanctions and consolidate its role as a gateway under the Belt and Road Initiative. Khunjerab port – the sole border crossing connecting China and Pakistan – in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous…
ISLAMABAD — Russia reported Friday that a “principal decision” had already been made to remove Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban from Moscow’s list of terrorist organizations. Zamir Kabulov, the Russian presidential envoy for the South Asian nation, was quoted by state-run TASS news agency as saying that the foreign ministry and national security agencies “are putting finishing…