The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff of Pakistan, the Four-star General Sahir Shamshad Mirza.

Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have studied the seismic safety of potential sites for nuclear power plant projects, the press service of the Atomic Energy Agency (Uzatom) said.

The Uchtepa District Criminal Court began hearing the criminal case against Alisher Tursunov, aka Mubashshir Akhmad, on Tuesday, the chief of the press service of the Supreme Court, Aziz Abidov reported.

Blink, a geosocial service for convenient and secure location sharing with friends, has quickly gained popularity in Uzbekistan. The app, first developed in Russia, is now used by over 1 million people across the country. In the App Store, Blink now ranks #3, while in Google Play it holds #5 in the “Social Media” category among the most popular apps in Uzbekistan.

The MPs of the Legislative Chamber passed the bill on indemnifying damages from illegal decisions of civil servants at its session on August 19, the press service of the Chamber said.

Afrosiyob high-speed trains now have Wi-Fi, announced the Minister of Digital Technologies Sherzod Shermatov. He said he had personally tested the service quality during his travel to Bukhara by watching useful videos on YouTube.

An auction was held on the E-auksion electronic platform for the right to conduct geological exploration at Temirchi gold-bearing site in Nurata district of the Navoi province Monday.

The ratio of open orders of the Tashkent mayor Shavkat Umurzakov fell from 53% to 33%. This follows from the data of the E-Qaror portal.

Post about domestic violence has spread on Instagram. The Nemolchi.uz project against violence in Uzbekistan has called on those responsible to take action.

Fire broke out today in the Center of Islamic Civilization in Tashkent, the press service of the Emergency Situations Ministry said. The incident occurred in Tashkent’s Almazar district.

The Russian stand-up comedy TV show - Comedy Club has been banned in Uzbekistan, the promoter company said today.

Today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev got familiar with the completed Olympic Village project, the presidential press service said.

Military air show took place on Saturday at the Chirchik training ground of the Tashkent Military District on the eve of the Uzbekistan Air Force Day, which is marked on the third Sunday of August.

Law took effect on temporary travel bans for individuals involved in criminal cases. According to the law, if there is reason to believe that a person may leave the country and evade trial without good reason, court may temporarily restrict their right to leave the country — even if they are not under arrest.

The deputy mayor of the Forish district, in Jizzakh province has been detained on suspicion of receiving a large bribe, the State Security Service said.

The government has announced the holding of a nationwide hashar (clean-up) day on September 22-23 ahead of the Independence Day across Uzbekistan under the slogan “A well-maintained and prosperous neighbourhood is the adornment of the country”, the UzA said.

The Pension Fund of Uzbekistan and the Social Fund of Kyrgyzstan have agreed on a draft agreement on the payment of pensions to citizens of the two countries, the press services of the Funds reported.

Starlink, the satellite telecommunications company, has posted information on its website that its high-speed, low-latency internet service will be commercially available in Uzbekistan in 2026.

Today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of Russia Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation, the presidential press service said.

The Embassy of India, Tashkent celebrated the 79th Independence day of India at Chancery premises on August 15, 2025.   The ceremony was attended by around 250 guests comprising of members of the Indian community, friends of India and local media.