South Asia

Major news in Inida on Apr 16 2012

Top news in <The Hindu>: Taliban strike across Afghanistan news@theasian.asia

Rural Pakistanis Living In Worsening Poverty

In Pakistan approximately two-thirds of the people live in rural areas and rural poverty is a major destabilizing factor. Authoritative studies have documented rising poverty levels in the country. Rural poverty was estimated at 27 percent in 2005-06 in Pakistan. According to another study, in southern Sindh province, 38 percent…

South Asia

Major news in Sri Lanka on Apr 13 2012

Top news in <Daily News>: ‘Abduction meant to blacken country’ news@theasian.asia

South Asia

Major news in Bangladesh on Apr 12 2012

Top news in <Daily Star>: Suranjit comes under fire news@theasian.asia

South Asia

Catch Coins by Magnetic Fishing in Ganges River

ALLAHABAD, India — An Indian tosses a rope with a magnet attached at its end into the water as he drags for coins thrown by Hindu devotees as offerings in the holy River Ganges in Allahabad, India, Monday, April 9, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia

South Asia

Earthenware Vendor in Pakistan

This is a photograph of a roadside vendor selling earthen pots in Larkana district of Sindh province of Pakistan. The fire-baked earthen pots are sold in rural areas but now such vendors could also be found in big cities where the people buy these pots for their natural beauty.

South Asia