Afghanistan
The Taliban say blasts and gunfire in Iran targeted and killed at least 2 Afghans earlier this month (AP)
Afghanistan Repatriates Two Killed In Iran ‘Explosions And Gunfire’ (Agence France-Presse)
Pakistan
Pakistan’s Prime Minister meets Qatar’s Amir in Doha (Doha News)
Pakistan says China’s remarks on safety of its citizens ‘perplexing’ (VOA)
Roadside bomb targeting police kills 7 people, including 5 children, in southwest Pakistan (AP)
Bomb kills 7, mostly schoolchildren, in southwest Pakistan (VOA)
Bombing Of Pakistan Polio Vaccine Drive Kills 7: Police (Agence France-Presse)
Pakistan central bank set to deliver fourth consecutive rate cut to revive economy (Reuters)
Pakistan says IMF cut its inflation forecast for the country for this year to 9.5% (Reuters)
Pakistan National Carrier Sale Uncertain After Low Offer (Bloomberg)
Pakistan flag carrier stake sale attracts sole bid below government minimum (Reuters)
TikTok Bandits Terrorise, Transfix Pakistan Riverlands (Agence France-Presse)
Pakistan’s Top Talent Is Leaving the Country in Record Numbers (Bloomberg)
India
India says frontier disengagement with China along their disputed border is ‘almost complete’ (AP)
Indian and Chinese troops gift sweets at contested border (Agence France-Presse)
New Delhi’s air quality plunges into ‘severe’ category a day after Diwali (AP)
Diwali celebrations hit air quality in New Delhi (Reuters)
NSB
Attackers set fire to the headquarters of a Bangladesh party that backed ousted leader Sheikh Hasina (AP)
Mohammad Yunus can go down in history as the architect of a new Bangladesh (Al Jazeera – opinion)
Climate Shifts And Urbanisation Drive Nepal Dengue Surge (Agence France-Presse)
Nepal’s day of the dog as part of Hindu celebrations (Agence France-Presse)
Central Asia
Kazakhstan hopes to resolve agricultural trade tension with Russia within a week (Reuters)
Additional Kazakh and Uzbek Companies Hit With Russia-Related Sanctions (The Diplomat)
Tajikistan goes after grifters (EurasiaNet)
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