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Bangladesh on 9 February 2012
<Top N> Bangladesh on 9 February 2012 <Daily Star>: President Zillur Rahman formed a new five-member Election Commission
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Nepal on 8 February 2012
Nepal on 8 February 2012 <The Himalayan Times> : “Party to pay YCL on par with PLAs” news@theasian.asia
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Pakistan Factory Collapse, 3 Dead
Rescuers work on the ruins of a collapsed building in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Feb. 6, 2012. At least three people were killed, 17 injured and over 100 buried under the rubbles of a factory building that collapsed following a boiler explosion in eastern Pakistani city of…
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Pakistani Muslims Celebrate Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi
Pakistani Muslims sit on a decorated truck in a procession to celebrate Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi, festival marking the birth of Prophet Mohammed in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on Feb. 5, 2012. Thousands of local Muslims celebrated Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi by participating in religious processions, ceremonies and distributing free meals among the poor. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad…
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India Muslims Celebrate Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi
Kashmiri Muslims gather at Hazratbal shrine, a holy relic of Prophet Mohammed, in Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Feb. 5, 2012. Muslims in Indian-controlled Kashmir Sunday celebrated Eid-e-Milad-un- Nabi, an occasion marking the birth of Prophet Mohammed, officials said. <Photo: Xinhua/Javed Dar> news@theasian.asia
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India on 6 February 2012
India on 6 February 2012 <Deccan Herald> : “Isro row: Govt stand hardens” news@theasian.asia
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Pakistan on 6 February 2012
Pakistan on 6 February 2012 <The Nation> : “Govt wants unanimous passage of 20th Amendment: Gilani” news@theasian.asia
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Winter Season Continue to March
Meteorological Department has forecast prolonged winter for Pakistan this season that may continue up to March. During this winter a number of areas of country received unprecedented snowfall. On February 03, 2012, the second spell of winter started with heavy snowfall in northern parts of country. In these pictures a…
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Pakistan Launches 1st Luxury Train Service
A policeman stands guard next to Pakistan’s first luxury business train at a railway station in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Feb. 3, 2012. The first ever luxury train of Pakistan started its travel from eastern city of Lahore to southern port city of Karachi on Friday. <Photo: Xinhua/Sajjad> news@theasian.asia
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India Train Derailed, 3 Dead
Indian disaster response personnel search as onlookers gather around derailed cars of a passenger train following an accident at Sathi Sarapa village near Gauhati, India, Feb. 3, 2012. At least three people are confirmed dead while more others are feared killed and over 50 were injured in a train mishap…
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