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Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardai administrates oath of interim cabinet
Photo released by Pakistan’s Press Information Department (PID) on April 2, 2013, shows Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardai (L, center) administrating oath of ministers of interim cabinet in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan. A 14-member interim cabinet took oath on Tuesday in Islamabad, officials said. <Xinhua/PID>
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Indian Tamil movie stars demand a probe into alleged wartime abuses
Indian Tamil movie stars sit during a day-long fast demanding probe into alleged wartime abuses by Sri Lanka in Chennai, India, April 2, 2013. The Indian movie stars fasted for a day in a protest demanding a UN probe into alleged wartime abuses on ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka. <Xinhua/Stringer>
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Sri Lankan port workers protest against tougher action on Tamils
Sri Lankan port workers demonstrate outside the Colombo harbor, calling for a boycott of cargo from south Indian ports in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 2, 2013. The southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu called for tougher action against Sri Lanka over the island’s human rights record with minority Tamils…
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Female tourists down 35% following sex assaults in India
Tourism in India dropped significantly in the first three months of this year as a result of the heinous rapes and attacks on foreign female travelers that received widespread international attention, a new industry survey has found. In the months from January through March 2013, the number of foreigners traveling…
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A Pakistani housewife runs for parliament for the first time from tribal area of Bajur
Badam Zari, second from right, leaves the election office after filing her candidacy for Parliament in Khar, capital of the Pakistani tribal area of Bajur, Monday, April 1, 2013. A 40-year-old Pakistani housewife has made history by becoming the first woman to run for parliament from the country’s northwest tribal…
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Pakistanis celebrate the 424th birth anniversary of Madhu Lal Hussain in Lahore
Pakistani devotees gather at the shrine of Sufi saint Hazrat Shah Hussain, popularly known as Madhu Lal Hussain, in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on April 1, 2013. The annual festival for his 424th birth anniversary was concluded at Madhu Lal’s shrine. <Xinhua/Jamil Ahmed>
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A murderer executed by hanging in Kuwait for the first time since 2007
A man is executed by hanging in west of Kuwait City, capital of Kuwait, on April 1, 2013. Three convicted murderers, a Pakistani, a Saudi and a stateless Arab, were hanged on Monday. It’s the first executions in Kuwait since May 2007, according to the ministry of justice. <Xinhua/Noufal Ibrahim>
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Indians attend World Hindu Council’s meeting for building a Ram Temple in Ayodhya
Indian Hindus raise their hands as they attend Vishwa Hindu Parishad(VHP) or World Hindu Council’s meeting in Ahmadabad, India, Sunday, March 31, 2013. The VHP organized the meeting Sunday as part of restarting it’s campaign for the construction of a Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Placard reads, “Hindu Ahead.” <AP Photo/NEWSis/Ajit…
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Hindu devotees stage Huranga game between men and women at a temple near Mathura, India
Devotees play “Huranga” at Dauji temple near Mathura, India, March 28, 2013. Huranga is a game between men and women a day after Holi festival (the festival of colors). <Xinhua/NEWSis/Stringer>
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Musharraf says in a news conference that he returned home without any deal with anyone
Former Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf speaks to the media during a news conference in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on March 27, 2013. Pakistan’s former President, Pervez Musharraf, said on Wednesday that he has not struck any deal with anyone to return to the country after over four-year self…
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