​On June 24, 2021, within the framework of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the independence of the Kyrgyz Republic, the presentation of the book "Kyrgyz", written and published in February this year in Canada by the Russian journalist and researcher Dr. M. Bakanova in Russian and English took place at the Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic in Islamabad.

​The Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic E.Beishembiev in his speech spoke about the main stages of development of the Kyrgyz statehood since the first mention of the Kyrgyz nation in Chinese chronicles in the 3nd century BC, the blossoming of the Kyrgyz Kaganate in the 9-10th century, the Soviet period and independence of the country in 1991.

​Dr. M. Bakanova noted the historical ties of the peoples of Central and South Asia, the interaction of the ancient Kyrgyz with the peoples inhabiting the Wakhan corridor in Afghanistan, the Hunza region in northeastern Pakistan, and also in Kashmir.

​The event was attended by representatives of diplomatic corps in Islamabad and Mass Media.