• Afghanistan
  • The Taliban banned Afghan girls from school. Low-paid carpet weaving is now their lifeline (BBC)
  • We Owe Afghan Women a Chance to Make Their Own Destiny (The Diplomat – opinion)
• Pakistan
  • Pakistan wants to deport millions of Afghans. In one region, they have no plans to go (AP)
  • Pakistan mulls US oil imports to ease trade imbalance, sources say (Reuters)
  • Roadside bomb kills 3 in southwest Pakistan as 2 polio workers are abducted in the northwest (AP)
  • Islamabad Demands Justice After ‘Brutal’ Killing of 8 Pakistanis in Iran (Radio Free Europe)
  • Thousands of Sikh pilgrims visit Pakistan to celebrate Vaisakhi festival (AP)
  • Pakistan names controversial Binance founder as crypto adviser (Nikkei Asia)
• India
  • Trump’s Trade War With China Could Be Good for India. But Is It Ready? (New York Times)
  • India and China Discuss Resuming Flights, No Date Set (Reuters)
  • Three dead as protests against Muslim land law turn violent in eastern India (Reuters)
  • Fugitive Jeweler Wanted by India Is Arrested in Belgium (New York Times)
  • Indian billionaire jeweller arrested over alleged bank fraud (BBC)
  • India Targets 300 Million New Users for UPI Payments Platform (Bloomberg)
  • India develops ‘Star Wars’ laser gun to shoot down drones (The Telegraph)
  • This 17th-century hatred is fueling India’s politics (Washington Post – opinion)
  • It’s India’s Fault Local Startups Are Trailing China (Bloomberg – opinion)
• NSB
  • Bangladesh Court Approves Arrest Warrant For British Ex-minister (Agence France-Presse)
  • UK politician says Bangladesh arrest warrant is ‘politically motivated smear’ (Reuters)
  • Tulip Siddiq decries Bangladesh arrest warrant as ‘politically motivated smear’ (The Guardian)
  • The EU Should Press Bhutan to Free Political Prisoners (Human Rights Watch)
  • Nepal’s Former King ‘Saddened’ By Violent Pro-monarchy Protests (Agence France-Presse)
  • Sri Lanka: Police face outrage after man dies in custody (Deutsche Welle)
• Central Asia
  • Kazakhstan’s oil output down in early April, ministry says, still above OPEC+ quota (Reuters)
  • Uzbekistan: Chasing tourist dollars (EurasiaNet)
• Indo-Pacific
  • Extended heatwave in India, Pakistan to test survivability limits, with temperatures reaching Death Valley levels (CNN)
• Twitter
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • NSB
  • Central Asia

SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS

SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS