South Asia
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Trudge for water gets longer as springs dry up in Nepal’s mid-hills
By Imran Khan Dapcha, Nepal–Parvati Adhikari and Sandhya Kumari, washing clothes and filling their ‘gagri’ (water pot) at a tap…
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Siachen: The glacial battleground of water-deficient India and Pakistan
By Anjali Ojha New Delhi– At an elevation of over 5,000 metres and at temperature that can dip to minus-50…
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Activist denies India’s involvement in Baloch freedom struggle
By Sarwar Kashani New Delhi– India, despite its strategic interests, has not been forthcoming in support to the Balochistan freedom…
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South Asians sharing ancestry with a mysterious population
BOSTON–Many bloodlines around the world, particularly of south Asian descent, may actually be a bit more Denisovan — a mysterious…
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First train from China to Iran stimulates Silk Road revival
By INE Wire Services Tehran–First cargo train from China to Iran arrived in Tehran on Monday, indicating a milestone in…
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Former Pakistan president Musharraf in hospital, critical
ISLAMABAD–Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf was on Thursday taken to a Karachi hospital after he fainted and his condition turned…
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Over 1,000 women victims of honor killings annually in Pakistan
By Radhika Bhirani NEW DELHI– Shot, strangled, burnt and stoned — over a thousand women are victims of honour killings…
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Pakistan lifts ban on YouTube
ISLAMABAD–Pakistan has lifted the ban on YouTube after nearly three years, officials said on Monday. “On the recommendation of the…
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Pakistan rakes up Hyderabad’s 1948 accession to India at UN
By Arul Louis UNITED NATIONS–It’s 2016 and a native of Hyderabad, Syed Akbaruddin, is India’s Permanent Representative to the United…
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$1.1 Million in Medicine Headed to Nepal
STAMFORD, CT – AmeriCares has $1.1 million worth of medicine headed to Nepal to restock hospitals running critically low on…
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