Afghanistan
Can’t work, sing, travel, study: All the ways the Taliban are restricting lives of women in Afghanistan (The Independent)
Pakistan
Iran’s foreign minister visits Pakistan to discuss Middle East and bilateral ties (AP)
Pakistan Parliament Extends Armed Forces Chiefs’ Job Tenure (Bloomberg)
Pakistan amends law to extend powerful army chief’s service tenure (Reuters)
Pakistan: Border forces kill several militants trying to infiltrate from Afghanistan (VOA)
Shooting in Pakistan’s Karachi injures two Chinese nationals (Reuters)
Heavy Smog Will Close Schools in Pakistan’s 2nd-Largest City for a Week (New York Times)
Pakistan shuts primary schools for a week in Lahore due to dangerous air quality (AP)
Pakistan Cuts Interest Rates to Two-Year Low to Aid Economy (Bloomberg)
India
Modi Condemns Attacks on Hindu Temple, Diplomats in Canada (Bloomberg)
India’s Modi, Canada’s Trudeau condemn violence at Hindu temple near Toronto (Reuters)
Three Charged As Modi Slams Canada Hindu Temple Violence (Agence France-Presse)
India foreign minister says vandalism of Hindu temples deeply concerning (Reuters)
Modi’s Top Aide in Spotlight as India-Canada Feud Worsens (Bloomberg)
India’s Canada Policy Is a Strategic Mistake (The Diplomat)
India’s top court overturns northern state’s ban on Islamic schools (Reuters)
India aims to curb judges’ arbitrary sentences for criminals, sources say (Reuters)
Kidnapped, trafficked and incarcerated: The unsettling death of a Rohingya child in India (The Telegraph)
Dozens killed as bus loses control, skids off Himalayan road in India and plunges into deep gorge (CBS News)
NSB
Bangladesh Asks Malaysia to Arrest Businessmen in Migrant Trafficking Case (Bloomberg)
Adani Pushes Bangladesh for $850 Million Unpaid Electricity Bill (Bloomberg)
Bangladesh steps up repayments to Adani to avoid power supply cut (BBC)
Why Has China Halted Centuries-old Sino-Nepal Borderland Marriages? (The Diplomat)
Central Asia
Kazakhstan, China Strengthen Economic Ties With $2.5 Billion In New Investments (Radio Free Europe)
Kyrgyz Opposition Politician Beknazarov Released Pending Embezzlement Trial (Radio Free Europe)
Russia Still a Cold Front for Central Asian Migrants (The Diplomat)
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