One Picture Of Poverty In Kazakhstan’s Oil-Rich West

Protests by unemployed residents of Mangystau have spotlighted systemic problems in a province that accounts for around a quarter of Kazakhstan’s oil production. RFE/RL spent several days in the village of Zhetybai to understand the demands of an increasingly restive population.

Kazakhstan, Pakistan seek to promote ties

Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Pakistan Yerzhan Kistafin has said a comprehensive strategy, under which parliamentary delegations, trade, tourism and defence affairs will be promoted, has been prepared to promote relations between the two countries.