Afghanistan
Taliban push for normalizing male-only higher education (VOA)
Pakistan
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is reelected as president of ruling party (AP)
Suspected militants burn girls’ school in northwest Pakistan, in third such attack this month (AP)
A bus falls into a ravine in southwest Pakistan, killing at least 28 people and injuring 20 (AP)
At least 28 killed after bus falls into ravine in Pakistan’s Balochistan (Al Jazeera)
Pakistan: Abusive Evictions Target Urban Poor (Human Rights Watch)
Pakistan’s Sufi festivals reclaim spirit after violence (Agence France-Presse)
Pakistan Plans to Regulate Social Media Through Legislation (The Diplomat)
India
23 Dead, 18 Missing as Heavy Rain Hits India’s Mizoram State (Bloomberg)
China Fortifies Disputed Border Against Key US Partner (Newsweek)
India Temperature Nears Record Above 50C as Heat Wave Worsens (Bloomberg)
India issues heat wave alert as Delhi posts record high temperature (Reuters)
India’s election campaign turns negative as Modi and ruling party embrace Islamophobic rhetoric (CNN)
The Indian state holding the key to PM Modi’s re-election (BBC)
Modi courts millions of first-time voters as BJP election momentum falters (The Independent)
Modi’s India is Already on a Collision Course with the West (The Diplomat)
India, Iran, and the Taliban’s Gamble on Chabahar (The Diplomat)
NSB
Counting cyclone losses, Bangladeshis call for more climate action (Reuters)
Alarming levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found in water near Bangladesh garment factories (The Guardian)
What Drives People From ‘Booming’ Bangladesh to Migrate? (The Diplomat)
China helps Nepal look for oil, vying with India for influence in Himalayan nation (South China Morning Post)
Nepal’s Deputy PM Crosses Swords With Largest Media House (The Diplomat)
Central Asia
Kazakhstan: Mayhem mars the end of the school year (EurasiaNet)
Former Deputy Chief Of Almaty City Police Detained In Torture Case (Radio Free Europe)
Jailed Kyrgyz Activists Demand Medical Checkups Fearing TB Outbreak (Radio Free Europe)
State Projects and Proxies: All the President’s Men in Kyrgyzstan (The Diplomat)
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