Category: South Asia
Pakistani people work at suicide blast site that killed 11 people
People work at the blast site in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on April 16, 2013. At least 11 people including five policemen were killed and 50 others injured as a suicide […]
Pakistani people evacuate building as strong earthquake hits Iran
People evacuate buildings and gather on road as tremor of an earthquake was felt in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. A major earthquake described as the strongest to hit […]
Kuwait’s Emir Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah meets Palestinian President
Emir Jaber al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (R) meet with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Kuwait Ctiy, capital of Kuwait, on April 15, 2013. <Xinhua/Pool>
Hindu devotees throw vermilion powder to celebrate Nepali New Year
Nepalese devotees throw vermilion powder on each other during the Sindur Jatra festival in Thimi, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, April 15, 2013. Sindur Jatra, or Vermilion Powder Festival, […]
Indian children lie on the ground as a ritual for Hindu festival
Children are laid on a road as Hindu devotees step over them as part of a ritual during celebration of Shiva Gajan, a Hindu festival in Kolkata, India, Sunday, April […]
Bangladesh Hindu devotees perform at Charak Puja festival
A Bangladeshi Hindu devotee prepares to hang from a rope with hooks pierced in his back as part of a ritual during the Charak Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, […]
Pakistani soldiers inspect blast site dug up by terrorists’ attack
Pakistani soldiers inspect the blast site on the outskirts of Mingora, the main town of northwest Pakistan’s Swat valley on April 14, 2013. Terrorists attacked two leaders of an anti-militant […]
Meerut, home to instruments in India, maintains high level of production
A shopkeeper waits for customers in an instrument shop in Meerut of Uttar Pradesh in north India, April 11, 2013. Meerut, a city 70 kilometers far from New Delhi, is […]
An Indian nomadic woman makes brooms for a living
A member of an Indian nomadic group, which makes brooms for a living works by a roadside in Kathua, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Jammu, India, Sunday, April 7, […]
A Pakistani woman and children sell balloons in Islamabad
A Pakistani fisherman throws his net in the Ravi river, in Lahore, Pakistan. Monday, April 8, 2013. <AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary> A Pakistani woman and her children sit in the parking […]