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A Bus Fire Kills At Least 7 In Pakistan

Wreckage of a burnt bus is seen after a firing incident in southern Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, June 10, 2012. At least 7 people were killed and many others were injured including a woman in the firing incident in Karachi on Sunday. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia

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Major news in Pakistan on June 11: PM urges CJ to consider Musa Gilani his own son

Top news in <Dawn> : PM urges CJ to consider Musa Gilani his own son LAHORE: The Pakistani premier has said that if the Chief Justice cannot hear the case against his own son due to legal barriers, he should take up the case against the PM’s son Ali Musa…

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Major news in Sri Lanka on Jun 8

Top news in <Daily News>: Speaker gets tough with two UNP MPs news@theasian.asia

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Colonial Era Building Serves As Historical Monument In Karachi

“Frere Hall: A beautiful and historical monument in Karachi, Pakistan, built around a hundred and fifty years ago, in 1865 during the British rule in the Indian sub-continent. It was a gift from Seth Edulji Dinshaw, a Parsi philanthropist in that era, to a British colonial administrator, Sir Henry Bartle…

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Major news in Bangladesh on Jun 7

Top news in <Daily Star>: Balance is order of the day news@theasian.asia

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Bus Crash Claims 25 Lives In Pakistan

Family members of a bus accident victim mourn at a local hospital in Kahuta near Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Monday, June 4, 2012. At least 25 members of a wedding party died early Monday when their bus fell into a deep ravine, police said.Pakistani soldiers take part in a rescue work…

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