• Afghanistan
  • Iran, Afghanistan increase cooperation on migration (Deutsche Welle)
  • ‘We can kill your family’: Journalist shares his flight to the US to escape the Taliban (Spokane Public Radio)
• Pakistan
  • Father Slays New York Girl, 14, in TikTok ‘Honor Killing’ (New York Times)
  • US teen shot dead by father in Pakistan over TikTok videos (BBC)
  • Father shoots his daughter, 15, dead in honour killing after she refused to stop posting on social media when the family moved from US to Pakistan (Daily Mail)
  • Pakistan says Afghan-based ‘terrorists’ increasingly use US arms for cross-border attacks (VOA)
  • China urged to play ‘leading role’ in Pakistan anti-terror drive after string of attacks (South China Morning Post)
  • Pakistan sacks, blacklists dozens of officials after Mediterranean deaths (Al Jazeera)
  • Pakistan Cracks Down On Free Speech Online (Radio Free Europe)
• India
  • In India, concerns of cover-up after stampede at massive Hindu festival (New York Times)
  • Families in India cremate loved ones killed in stampede at religious festival (AP)
  • India opposition lawmaker arrested on rape charges, ANI news agency says (Reuters)
  • US tariff worries may push rupee to all-time low before India budget (Reuters)
  • India could tackle economic slowdown, US tariff threat in annual budget (South China Morning Post)
  • For India budget, tightrope walk between creating jobs and gov’t deficit (Al Jazeera)
  • India trade deal should secure release of detained British citizen, says MP (The Independent)
  • Fund managers in Davos see India appeal, despite foreign exodus (Reuters)
  • India struggles to get cash to people producing carbon credits (Reuters)
• NSB
  • Bangladesh minority rights group accuses interim government of failing to protect minorities (AP)
  • Tens of thousands of Muslims attend annual Biswa Ijtema event in Bangladesh (AP)
  • Sri Lanka eases vehicle import ban, but can people afford a new car? (BBC)
• Central Asia
  • Kazakhstan intent on going full-on nuclear (EurasiaNet)
  • Torture Trial in Kazakhstan Ends in Prison Sentences, But Dissatisfaction Lingers (The Diplomat)
  • Suspected U.S.-Russia Arms Trafficker Arrested in Kyrgyzstan (Newsweek)
  • VOA Uzbek: Veteran diplomats say stability is most important thing in Central Asia (VOA)
• Indo-Pacific
  • Polio Diplomacy Between Pakistan and Afghanistan (The Diplomat)
• Twitter
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • NSB
  • Central Asia

SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS

SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS