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“Camel is our Lifeline”
People milk a camel in Sadar Bazar area of northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on March 17, 2012. Approximately 200 families of Nomads people live in northwest Pakistan, most of them live by selling camel milk on roads. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Sidique> news@theasian.asia
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Physical Fitness Test for Employment of Indian Army
Kashmiri youths undergoing a physical fitness test during a recruitment drive by Indian army in Anantnag some 55 kilometres south of Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, March 16, 2012. Indian army conducted an employment drive to recruit Kashmiri youth in the army. Hundreds of young aspirants thronged the venue…
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Sri Lanka on 16 Mar 2012
Sri Lanka on 16 Mar 2012 <Daily News>: Sri Lanka ready to face any situation
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Bangladesh on 15 Mar 2012
Bangladesh on 15 Mar 2012 <The Daily Star>: 4 more bodies recovered in Meghn
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Pakistan has 198 Polio in 2011
A Pakistani health worker gives polio vaccine to a child in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore, on March 14, 2012. A total of 198 polio cases had been reported in 2011 throughout the country, Pakistan Pediatric Association said. <Photo: Xinhua/Sajjad> news@theasian.asia
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Kazakhstan on 14 Mar 2012
Kazakhstan on 14 Mar 2012 <Gazet>: Ambassador Yuzo Harada: I’m proud that Japanese architects contributed to Astana city planning
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India on 12 Mar 2012
India on 12 Mar 2012 <Times of India>: Blind Indore girl cleared UPSC, gets railways job at PM’s behest
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US Soldier Kills 17 Afghan Civilians
Local people gather outside the houses where 17 civilians were shot dead by a U.S. soldier in Zangabad village of Panjwayi district in Kandahar province, south Afghanistan, on March 11, 2012. A total of 17 civilians, including women and children, were killed in the wee hours Sunday when a U.S.…
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Pakistan’s 1st Oscar
Oscar winner Pakistani film maker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy leaves after a press conference in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on March 10, 2012. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy won Pakistan’s first ever Oscar in the short documentary category with her film “Saving Face” about survivors of acid attacks and British Pakistani plastic surgeon…
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