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South Asia
Pakistani Rally To Protest Attacks By U.S. Spy Aircraft Ends Peacefully
Imran Khan (C), leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) addresses a peace rally in northwest Pakistan’s Tank on Oct. 7, 2012. A two-day march against attacks by U.S. spy aircraft in Pakistan’s militants-infested tribal regions Sunday peacefully ended. Supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) gather during a peace rally in northwest Pakistan’s…
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Pakistani Models Present Local Designer’s Creations In Fashion Show
Pakistani models present creations by local designer Amin Gulgee, during a fashion show in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012. The two-day fashion event is organized by the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan. A model presents a creation by local designer Amin Gulgee, during a fashion show in Karachi,…
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Russia-Pakistani Foreign Ministers Hold Talks In Islamabad
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, left, holds talks with her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012. The foreign ministers of Russia and Pakistan insisted on Thursday that the ties between their countries are strengthening, despite grousing in the Pakistani media about Russian President…
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Indian People Protest Against Rampant Corruption, Lawlessness In Bhopal
Indian policemen use a water cannon to disperse Congress party workers who marched to Madhya Pradesh state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s residence to protest against alleged corruption and the deteriorating law and lack of order in the state, in Bhopal, India, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012. Congress party workers gather…
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Teachers In Indian-Controlled Kashmir Protest Demanding Pay Hike
Police use colored water from a water cannon to disperse Kashmiri teachers during a protest in Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday detained dozens of government teachers during a protest demanding a hike in salary and regularization of their jobs. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan) Protesting…
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Disabled Basketball Players Practice For Coming Tournament In Afghanistan
Afghan disabled man play basketball to prepare for the upcoming wheelchair basketball tournament in Oct. 25, 2012, in the city of Jalalabad east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. A selection of Afghan disabled men during the upcoming tournament in October will be made to go to the Paralympic…
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Pakistani Female Activists Stand Up To Denounce Anti-Islam Film
Pakistani female activists of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) shout slogans during in a protest against an anti-Islam film in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Oct. 3, 2012. (Xinhua/Arshad) Pakistani female activists of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) shout slogans during in a protest against an anti-Islam film in southern Pakistani port city of…
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Top Leaders, People Of India Remember Birthday Of Gandhi
People visit the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi to pay their respects on his birth anniversary in New Delhi , India, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. <AP/NEWSis=Mustafa Quraishi> Indian President Pranab Mukherjee pays his respects at the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary in New Delhi , India, Tuesday, Oct.…
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Shikara Festival Celebrated On Dal Lake In Srinagar, Indian-Controlled Kashmir
A Kashmiri artist performs folk dance in a boat during the Shikara Festival on Dal Lake in Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Oct. 2, 2012. The festival was organized by Indian-controlled Kashmir’s tourism department to promote tourism industry in the area. Kashmiri boatmen take foreign tour operators on…
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A Variety Of Afghan Handicrafts exhibited for sale in Herat, Afghanistan
Afghan women buys handicraft during an exhibition of woman handicraft in Herat province of Afghanistan on Oct. 2, 2012. <Xinhua=Sardar> news@theasian.asia
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