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Depositors of the Unified Accumulative Pension Fund (UAPF) have been increasingly visiting the fund's branches following calls from unknown individuals who pretend to be employees of the organisation and claim that there is supposedly unaccounted work experience. The callers offer to recalculate the pension to increase payments and ask for an SMS code.

A 29-year-old resident of the Almaty region, who went missing after leaving for work, was found dead. Two people have been detained on suspicion of murder.

A citizen of Kazakhstan, who had been on the international wanted list for a case of aggravated robbery, has been extradited from Russia. According to the investigation, after committing the crime, he evaded law enforcement for around 20 years.

According to the results of 2025, the Ministry of Agriculture reported exceeding the plan for the number of cattle. However, an audit by the Supreme Audit Office raised questions about the reliability of certain statistical data and the methodology for assessing the country's food security.

In the city of Odessa, the operation of an organised call centre has been shut down. According to law enforcement authorities, this centre was carrying out illegal activities targeting citizens of Kazakhstan. Nine people have been detained during an international special operation, and investigators are checking their possible involvement in other incidents of online fraud.

In Atyrau, the republican friendly championship "CADskills-2026" has been launched — a competition in engineering graphics and CAD technologies for specialists in the field of technical and vocational education.

On the site of the market, which had been operating without permits since 2018, a green recreation area and a car park will be created. More than 150 businesses vacated the site following an advisory process.

After the launch of the artificial precipitation enhancement project in the Turkestan region, a number of experts and public figures from Kyrgyzstan stated the need to study its potential impact on the region's water resources and climatic processes.

The Ak Zhol faction refused to support the first reading of a bill on environmental issues due to amendments concerning the procedure for environmental control and inspections of entrepreneurs. The discussion of the document in the Mazhilis was accompanied by a heated debate between deputies Azat Peruashev and Edil Zhanbyrshin.

NPC deputies have proposed introducing compulsory classes on sex education and healthy lifestyles for students in grades 7–9. The initiative has been included in a parliamentary inquiry on reforming biology education and improving scientific literacy among schoolchildren.