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South Asia
Roadside barbers in Pakistan
A huge number of barbers in Pakistan can’t afford to pay rent and get shops for their business. Instead they have turned to another way of doing their business. A large amount of roadside barbers can be seen throughout Pakistan, including big cities such as Karachi. They can be found…
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Major news in Sri Lanka on Apr 20 2012
Top news in <Daily News> : Indian delegation impressed with N-E development news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Bangladesh on Apr 19 2012
Top news in <The Daily Star>: “Tigers’ Pak tour challenged” news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Nepal on Apr 18 2012
Top news in <eKantipur>: Leaders seek 5 more days to settle issues news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Inida on Apr 16 2012
Top news in <The Hindu>: Taliban strike across Afghanistan news@theasian.asia
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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…
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Major news in Sri Lanka on Apr 13 2012
Top news in <Daily News>: ‘Abduction meant to blacken country’ news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Bangladesh on Apr 12 2012
Top news in <Daily Star>: Suranjit comes under fire news@theasian.asia
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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
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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.
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