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“Arrest All Killers”
Relatives of affected heart patients chant slogans during a protest in Lahore, Pakistan on January 27, 2012. Over 100 heart patients have been killed and 450 others hospitalized in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore after they reportedly took contaminated drugs, according to local media. <Photo: Xinhua Photo/Sajjad> news@theasian.asia
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[The AsiaN Video for Indian] प्रसिद्ध पाकिस्तानी पत्रकार का वृत्तचित्र ओस्कार के लिए नामांकित
प्रसिद्ध पाकिस्तानी पत्रकार एवम वृत्तचित्र बनाने वाले शर्मिं ओबैद चिनॉय को ओस्कार के लिए नामित किया गया हैं उनकी वृत्तचित्र 'सविंग गरचे' के लिए | यह कहानी है उस क्रूर प्रथा की जिसमें आदमी पाकिस्तानी महिलायों पर एसिड दाल कर दुर्र व्यवहार करते हैं | आधिक जानकारी के लिए…
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Italy Signs Cooperation Agreement with Afghan
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti (R) exchanges documents with visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai after signing a cooperation agreement in Rome, Italy, Jan. 26, 2012. Monti and Karzai signed a cooperation agreement after their meeting on Thursday, making Italy the first Western country to sign with Afghanistan an international agreement…
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Sri Lanka on 27 January 2012
Sri Lanka on 27 January 2012 <Daily Mirror> : “Van catches fire killing four” news@theasian.asia
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[The AsiaN Video] Pakistani Journalist’s documentary nominated for Oscar
Renowned Pakistani journalist and documentary maker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, has been nominated for Oscar for her film ‘Saving Grace’. Saving Grace details the cruel practice of men attacking the women in Pakistan with acid. In the movie there are 2 women who become the victim of acid violence. For more…
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Pakistan’s Film Nominated for First Oscar
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, the renowned journalist and the documentary maker, has nominated for Oscar with her film ‘Saving Face’. Her film has become the first Pakistani to win Oscar nominee in the short-subject documentary category. In the interview with the Pakistani English-language newspaper, she said. “I personally feel that acid attacks…
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3 Pakistani Lawyers Killed by Armed Men
A lawyer’s relative mourns in Karachi, Pakistan, Jan. 25, 2012. At least three lawyers were killed and another one was injured in a firing near a court of southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Wednesday afternoon, local media reported. <Photo: Xinhua/Arshad> news@theasian.asia
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Bangladesh on 26 January 2012
Bangladesh on 26 January 2012 <New Age> : “Zillur urges all to keep alert to plots” news@theasian.asia
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[The AsiaN Video for Indian] भारत का ६३वा गणतंत्र दिवस
भारत ने अपना ६३वा गणतंत्र दिवस मनाया | दिल्ली की परेड ने दुनिया को एक बार फिर भारत की बढती सैन्य शक्ति का प्रदर्शन दिया | परेड का मुख्या आकर्षण थे अग्नि ४ मिसाइल एवम ‘सुपर हेर्चुलेस’ विमान. थाईलैंड के प्रधान मंत्री परेड के मुख्या आतिथि थे | आधिक जानकारी…
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When Thai PM Meets Indian PM
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) shakes hands with his Thai counterpart Yingluck Shinawatra during a ceremonial reception at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India, Jan. 25, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Partha Sarkar> news@theasian.asia
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