Customers at the General Post Office (GPO) in Peshawar February 6 buy stamps commemorating the late computer prodigy Arfa Karim, who died of epilep...
With one day left, Kazakhstan is the only Central Asian team left competing
Pakistan has won a record four World Cups, but none since 1994
Nigor Niyazova, 112, is the oldest of more than 500 centenarians in Tajikistan.
With two days left, Central Asia has few chances left for a second medal
Taliban targets hotels, shopping area used by foreigners
IMU unwelcome in tribal areas, attracting few new recruits
Two athletes fail to finish; relay team ends near back of pack
Pakistan struggles to keep education system intact amid militants’ bombings
Afghanistan claims control of city as operation against Taliban continues
Analyst predicts little change to parliament
Abbas officially becomes Pakistan’s first winter Olympian
Order seen as indirect censorship
Cross-country skiing team falls off late
Amid arrests, Lahore kite lovers hope for revival of Basant
Socioeconomic causes are cited
Abbas will ski in giant slalom
Struggling industry is struggling to regain its feet
High-profile trials of members of the banned Salafiya and Jamaat ut-Tabligh movements are taking place. But could they unintentionally strengthen extremists?
Kazakh athletes only Central Asians in action February 21 and 22
Prominent Islamic thinker believes the two al-Qaeda leaders initiated attacks and left the fighting to others
Beijing claims it applied on behalf of its ethnic Kyrgyz citizens.
Biathlon medal is Central Asia’s first
Militant groups in Pakistan and Afghanistan are teaming up to step up attacks in the two countries
Civil authority, stabilisation and development efforts underway
Debt means cut-offs are common, leaving people to find alternatives for heating and cooking
Kazakh places fifth
Operation proceeds slowly; 2 Taliban shadow governors arrested
Tajik special services say the group has little power in Central Asia – for now
Mutawakel says he wants to stand with the forces working for peace, not with the militants
Kazakhs face busy day
Dushanbe shows tolerance even as some organisations remain banned
Pakistan tightens border security
Arrest called major setback for Taliban
Best finish for region so far is tenth
IEDs slow progress during Operation Moshtarek
Arrest seen as serious blow to Afghan insurgency
Leftovers from civil war have yet to be cleared from pastureland
US$1.75billion received for health, education, irrigation, roads and energy projects
Bombs, snipers slow progress
Experts cite medical and socioeconomic factors as causes
After Taliban’s ouster, women are again free to earn a living
Residents say they are ready for re-established government control
Capital's residents now find restaurants and discotheques boring
Pakistan takes part in first Winter Olympics; Kyrgyz, Tajiks seek first Olympic medals
International efforts to cut funding to the Taliban face new challenges as militants find ways around monetary restrictions
Residual pesticides continue to cause cancer long after being banned
Parliament proposes to restrict foreign financing
Handing over Taliban members linked to return of displaced tribesmen and peace in the region
Taking Marjah, a major area for opium trade, from Taliban is primary goal
Many believe the presence of national, non-partisan observers is required
Militants use different methods to terrorise local populations, ranging from public floggings to killings
Project offers flood control but will submerge historic site
TTP denies death but appoints acting chief
Observers believe opposition or religious groups may recruit them
Security analysts accuse police of being politicized
A reduced limit for duty-free imports into Uzbekistan from other Central Asian countries might increase smuggling
Skill training gives tribal youth prospects for secure future
Without government support, saving the art won't be easy
Pre-election poll finds People’s Democratic Party best known
Under Taliban few had access to learning and it was under poor conditions
Scholars say authorities are rewriting history with wrecking ball
Militants have targeted more than 72 schools in Lower Dir and 200 girls’ schools in Swat during the past two years
Textbook and teacher shortages make task challenging
TV sales suggests residents no longer fear Taliban reprisals for “non-Islamic objects”
They say costs and shipping times would fall
70 students among the injured
Once an exporter, Kyrgyzstan now depends on imports
High demand and inefficient use lead to long lines, high prices
Activists say situation dramatically changed after Nookat demonstration was suppressed
Situation prompts citizens to pray for relief
Intelligence officials are “80 percent sure" TTP chief died after being brought to Orakzai Agency for medical treatment
Investigation reportedly stalled
Protestors fear growing influence of Beijing
