Daughter of late Uzbek leader gives state $1.2 bn
- 25-Jun-2019
Gulnara Karimova, the 46-year-old daughter of the late strongman Islam Karimov, was sentenced to a decade behind bars by an Uzbek court in 2017 on fraud and money-laundering charges.
Uzbekistan buries late strongman Islam Karimov
- 03-Sep-2016
SAMARKAND, UZBEKISTAN: Uzbekistan bade farewell to President Islam Karimov at a high-security funeral on Saturday, after his death plunged the country into the greatest period of uncertainty in its post-Soviet history with no clear successor to the iron-fisted ruler.
Islam Karimov: Ex-Soviet strongman who dominated Uzbekistan
- 02-Sep-2016
MOSCOW: Lambasted for brutally crushing dissent, Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov kept a stranglehold on power for over 25 years -- even at the expense of his own daughter.
Uzbek President Islam Karimov has died: diplomatic sources
- 02-Sep-2016
ALMATY: Uzbek President Islam Karimov has died aged 78 after suffering a stroke, three diplomatic sources told Reuters on Friday, leaving no obvious successor to take over the Central Asian nation of 32 million people.
PM Nawaz arrives in Uzbekistan for two-day official visit
- 17-Nov-2015
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived in Tashkent on Tuesday to hold talks with Uzbekistan leaders on bilateral relations, regional peace and stability.