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Asian news from Pakistan
Meet Pakistan’s Olympic javelin thrower
Arshad Nadeem is one of seven athletes representing Pakistan at the Paris Olympics - and its biggest hope for a medal.
Bangladesh students call for nationwide civil disobedience, halt to remittances
Rallies against civil service job quotas sparked days of mayhem last month that killed more than 200 people in some of the worst unrest of Hasina’s 15-year tenure.
Kurram clashes: How a Pakistani land dispute led to a deadly tribal battle
At least 46 people were killed and 200 injured in clashes until a temporary ceasefire was agreed upon on Wednesday.
Gunmen attack police escorting judges in northwest Pakistan, killing 2 policemen. Judges are safe
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Unidentified assailants on Friday opened fire on police officers escorting a vehicle that was carrying three judges in Pakistan’s northwest on Friday, killing two officers, police said. The judges escaped unharmed in the attack which was the second one this week in the region.
Bangladesh intensifies crackdown with Islamist party ban
The banning of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party while the nation is on the boil amid student-led protests about government job quotas that have morphed into something much larger has put the ruling Awami League on a razor’s edge.
Rain-related disasters have killed more than 200 in a deadly week across Asia
In India and China, torrential rains have killed more than 200 people in the past week. Three others died in Pakistan. Widespread flooding has been reported in North Korea near the border with China with no word on whether anyone died.
