Afghanistan
Taliban Intensifies Crackdown On Dissent In Afghanistan (Radio Free Europe)
Pakistan
When Pakistan Tightened a Border, Thousands of Lives Were Upended (New York Times)
Pakistan police raid former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party office and arrest its spokesman (AP)
Pakistan police arrests jailed ex-PM Imran Khan’s aides (Reuters)
Pakistan police raid ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party HQ (Al Jazeera)
Pakistan’s latest record-breaking, reality-denying IMF program (Financial Times)
Pakistan to Delay Final Bidding for State Airline by Two Months (Bloomberg)
India
Modi Pledges $24 Billion for Jobs, Financial Aid for Allies (Bloomberg)
India’s Modi faces delicate balancing act in post-election budget (Reuters)
India’s Economic Adviser Makes Case for Chinese FDI Despite Ban (Bloomberg)
India court suspends order to restaurants to display owners’ names after anti-Muslim bias concerns (Reuters)
NSB
Bangladesh PM Blames Rivals for Deadly Unrest as Curfew Extended (Bloomberg)
Bangladesh PM Hasina blames opposition for violence, curfew to remain (Reuters)
Bangladesh to formally accept court ruling on job quotas after protests (Reuters)
Internet is still down in Bangladesh despite apparent calm following deadly protests (AP)
Bangladesh protesters issue demands amid shaky calm (Al Jazeera)
Bangladesh Arrest Total Passes 2,500: AFP Tally (Agence France-Presse)
Bangladesh student protest leader says he fears for his life (Agence France-Presse)
Bangladesh: Security Forces Target Unarmed Students (Human Rights Watch)
UAE sentences Bangladeshi nationals to prison over protests against their home government (AP)
UAE Jails 57 Bangladeshis For Protests: State Media (Agence France-Presse)
Flight carrying Malaysians evacuated from Bangladesh to arrive on Tuesday (Reuters)
Central Asia
Kazakh Court Commences Trial in High-Profile Prison Torture Case (Radio Free Europe)
High-polluting cars rule the roads in Kazakhstan (EurasiaNet)
Extreme Shortages: Turkmen Face Severe Drinking-Water Crisis During Scorching Summer (Radio Free Europe)
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