Pakistani Cadets Observe Birth Anniversary Of Pakistan’s Founder In Karachi
Pakistani cadets attend a ceremony on the 136th birth anniversary of Pakistan’s founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah at his mausoleum in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Dec. 25, 2012. Pakistani cadets march during a ceremony on the 136th birth anniversary of Pakistan’s founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah at his mausoleum in southern Pakistani port city […]
Pakistani Christians Attend Christmas Mass In Rawalpindi
Pakistani Christians pray during a Christmas Mass in Rawalpindi, adjacent city of Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on Dec. 25, 2012. <Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal>
Gov’t plans to enforce media policy at wrong time
Asia Journalist Association, Nepal, (AJA Nepal) is dismayed to learn that Nepal Government was planning to enforce the media policy-2012 drafted last January. It is a wrong time to implement the media policy because there is neither parliament nor political consensus in the country. The national politics is all in rift; and there is no […]
Indian Women Sell Festive Hats Ahead Of Christmas In Mumbai
Indian woman Gita, right, tries to calm her son as she sells festive hats ahead of Christmas in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012. Although Christians comprise only two percent of the population Christmas is a national holiday and is observed across the country as an occasion to celebrate. <AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool>
Pakistanis Show Bodies Of Those Killed Near Boder With Iran For Identification In Karachi
Pakistani rescuers arrange dead bodies of illegal immigrants for identification, who were killed near the border with Iran, in southern Pakistani port city Karachi, on Dec. 23, 2012. Some unknown gunmen killed at least 10 people on Friday evening as they attacked a passenger vehicle in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Baluchistan, local media reported. <Xinhua/Arshad>
Thousands Of People Protest In New Delhi Against Gang Rape Of A Student On A Bus
An Indian police officer, left, tries to pacify protesters during a protest in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012. Police in India’s capital used tear gas and water cannons for a second day Sunday in a high-security zone to break up protests by thousands of people demonstrating against the gang rape and beating of […]
ACRC taking lead to embrace diverse society
Anti-corruption body launches Sri Lankan language service The state-run Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) has taken a meaningful step forward by launching a Sri Lankan language service on its homepage. It held an event Friday at the Sri Lankan Embassy in Seoul to celebrate the initiative which will benefit 23,000 Sri Lankan residents who […]
Syria Beats Iraq 1-0 In Final Of WAFF Championship Held In Kuwait City
Hamid Mido (Bottom) of Syria vies with Waleed al Lami of Iraq during the 7th WAFF (West Asian Football Federation) Championship 2012 Final Football match between Syria and Iraq in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on Dec. 20, 2012. Syria won the match 1-0. Players of Syria celebrate scoring against Iraq during the 7th WAFF (West Asian […]
Pakistani Activists Condemn Killing Of Nine Polio Workers By Militants
Pakistani activists rally in Karachi Pakistan to condemn killings of health workers, on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Thousands of polio workers escorted by police guards pressed on with a vital immunization program in Pakistan’s second largest city Thursday despite the deaths of nine people gunned down by suspected militants while working on the campaign elsewhere […]
People In India Recognized As Descendants Of Jew Leave For Israel To Live
A Bnei Menashe Jewish community woman, right, bids goodbye as other leaves for Israel from Churachandpur, in India’s northeastern state of Manipur Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. The Jews from India’s northeastern state of Manipur are known as Bnei Menashe and claim to be descendants of one the 10 lost tribes of Israel banished to India […]
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