Editor's Note.

Situated in the heart of the Eurasian landmass, Kazakhstan spread at the crossroads of the world's ancient civilization s as a lynchpin to the cultural and ideological linkages. Kazakhstan is also a connecting knot to diverse economic corridors of the world. Kazakhstan is a fascinating country with spectacularly enriched cultural legacy within the Central Asian region where thousand splendid suns shine with all their grandeur.

Where history is radiating with elegance, where beautiful streams are rushing with songs of the history and where mountain ranges are glorious with magnificent stories in their breasts. Where Kazakhs people are beacons of their deep historical heritages, values of exceptional men of the past who have maintained the perspective and mission to the countrymen of what made modern Kazakhstan is standing tall today among the comity of nations. With this abundance in the backdrop and historically significant geographical location, the state of Kazakhstan is all set to honor important anniversaries this year. These ceremonies include the 1150th anniversary of the oriental thinker Abu Nasr al-Farabi, 750th anniversary of the Golden Horde and 175th anniversary of the dawn of a wonderful philosopher and poet Abai Kunanbayev.

Another significant initiative announced by the government of Kazakhstan is to switch the Kazakh language from Cyrillic to Latin before 2025. During the year, apart from celebrating these heroes of the past, there is an initiative announced by the state of Kazakhstan to recognize 'modern heroes of Kazakhstan' wherein a list of "100 new faces" will be generated to acknowledge young talent and leadership at the national and international levels. Pakistan and Kazakhstan enjoy deep rooted more than two and half decades of diplomatic relations. These relations are surpassed by centuries of cultural, religious and historical ties. Diplomatic and political relations between the two countries were established in 1992 and have since grown from strength to strength. Soon after gaining independence, the then President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev paid a visit to Pakistan reflecting importance that both countries attach to each other.

During that historic visit in February, 1992 a number of key documents were signed to establish the relations on a solid footing. In 1995 Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto flew to the Kazakh capital to return his Excellency's visit. On this occasion both countries signed...

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