Uzbek officials believe madrassahs (religious schools) in Pakistan are fuelling unrest in Uzbekistan, especially in the volatile region of Fergana.

ECONOMIST: Central Asia

These range from a youth organisation that taught army conscripts to use condoms to a beekeepers' association in the eastern province of Fergana.

ECONOMIST: Uzbekistan

Alma Sultangalieva, the director of the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies, views the development of Islamic dissent in the industrialised parts of the Fergana Valley more as a social issue triggered by high unemployment.

ECONOMIST: Central Asia