• Afghanistan
  • One killed in explosion claimed by IS in Afghan capital (Agence France-Presse)
  • High-profile Afghan Taliban religious scholar assassinated in Pakistan (VOA)
  • A Virginia family took in a child refugee. Then his brothers came. (Washington Post – opinion)
• Pakistan
  • Pakistan protests ‘erroneous’ US sanctions on Chinese firms over missile program allegations (VOA)
  • Iran’s president arrives in Pakistan for 3-day visit amid tight security (AP)
  • Iranian president lands in Pakistan for three-day visit to mend ties (Reuters)
  • Pakistan bargains hard for larger IMF deal of up to $8bn (Nikkei Asia)
  • Pakistani province issues flood alert and warns of heavy loss of life due to glacial melting (AP)
  • 2 Pakistani customs officials killed and 3 wounded in an attack in the restive northwest (AP)
  • Gunmen kill 7 customs officials in western Pakistan in two attacks (Reuters)
• India
  • India to Redo Voting at Polling Stations Hit by Violence (New York Times)
  • Time Is Running Out for Rahul Gandhi’s Vision for India (New York Times)
  • A Billion Indians Are About to Vote. Many Think They Already Know the Result. (Wall Street Journal)
  • India to rerun election at 11 places in Manipur after violence (Reuters)
  • Modi’s Muslim remarks spark ‘hate speech’ accusations as India’s mammoth election deepens divides (CNN)
  • India’s Broken Education System Threatens Its Superpower Dreams (Wall Street Journal)
  • The Indian election issue that will impact the world (and no one is talking about) (CNN – opinion)
• NSB
  • Maldives’ Pro-China President Secures Majority in Parliament (Bloomberg)
  • Pro-China President Muizzu’s party sweeps Maldives parliamentary elections, preliminary results say (AP)
  • Pro-China party wins Maldives election in landslide, media say (Reuters)
  • Qatar, Nepal, Bangladesh: Emir’s Visits Should Prioritize Migrant Worker Protections (Human Rights Watch)
  • UN Pushes Justice For Sri Lanka’s Easter Victims (Agence France-Presse)
  • Race car in Sri Lanka veers off track killing 7 people and injuring 20, officials say (AP)
• Central Asia
  • Floodwaters Still Invading Homes In North Kazakhstan, Southern Russia As Predicted Peak Nears (Radio Free Europe)
  • TikTok is deemed harmful to kids’ health in Kyrgyzstan (EurasiaNet)
  • The Kazakh-Uzbek ‘Tandem’: Good For Central Asia, Not So Good For Karakalpak Activists (Radio Free Europe)
• Twitter
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • NSB
  • Central Asia

SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS

SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS