Many scholars will not come to Pakistan for digs, authorities say
Many Kazakhstani businesspeople fear competition with Russian peers
Authorities criticised for letting jihadi websites stay up
Terrorists reportedly see Kyrgyzstan as weakest link in Central Asia
Hollywood stars arrive in Astana
Militancy cost tourism industry in Swat US $400m
Figures are inflated, opposition says
Many ethnic Uzbeks want to move out of country
Centre helps legally, psychologically and socially
Public health is another casualty of the insurgency
Tajik company flouts promise it made to international donors
Lack of clean water cited as key problem
Security service says IMU, IJU, Bakiyevs, certain ethnic leaders were involved
Increased funding boosts test scores
Cheap, quick alternative to courts meant to thwart Taliban
Experts predict low turnout
Bankrupt firm operates in face of court proceedings
Improved security, equipment, training needed
Uzbeks launch criminal inquiry into recent unrest
Department charged with harassing opposition
Irmatov will be refereeing his 3rd World Cup match
Terrorism, ongoing global economic crisis, energy crisis are causes
Tensions had been brewing for years
Though avoiding major controversy, Irmatov still criticised
Reconstruction in full swing in the area
Terrorism in Pakistan has killed thousands, injured tens of thousands – and cost the country billions
Roza Otunbayeva promises to rebuild Osh
Hard times drive airline workers away
Taliban threats, criminal cases, lack of public support may keep former president from Pakistan
Interim government searches for perpetrators of violence while preparing for voting
Tensions between countries complicate the marriage process
Many say Bakiyev supporters instigated riots
Media complain of lack of financing, poor professionalism
Power struggles and finances are the root of the growing rift
Skipper Afridi did well but couldn’t succeed
Officials ask Pakistanis to contact embassy in Kyrgyzstan
Police say more than 150,000 militants are in Karachi
Southern Kyrgyzstan urgently needs medicine, food
Shoaib Malik, Soaib Akhtar expected to play key roles
Official figures say 3,219 Taliban militants killed, arrested since 2008
124 die, 1,500 hurt, as 80,000 Uzbeks try to flee
After Turkmenbashi banned them, libraries and the arts return
Sindh government bans sale of jihadi material on open market
Kyrgyzstan asks Russia to send troops
Interim government seeks thousands of weapons stolen in April uprising
Central Asian officiating crew gets good reviews despite early controversy
Group is real, not myth, authorities say
Ethnic fighting turns deadly in Kyrgyzstan's restive south
Many families in village run out of food and water
Appointment considered a national honour for Uzbekistan
Battles between militants eases security forces’ job, analysts say
Taliban attacks entire village over death of commander
Torture called a routine tool for authorities
Police, fire fighters slow to respond, truckers say
Long-standing bilateral tensions over Rogun boiled over
Political chaos disrupts planting; food prices likely to rise
Pashtun leader Jogezai denies Taliban Shura is in Quetta
Tajikistan accuses neighbours of wasting water
12 die in Pakistan, but evacuations minimise human toll
Cultural and economic influence weighs heavily in country’s control over militants
Government calls mobile phones costly, hazardous to health
Authorities and civil society cite different reasons, but limited access hurts most
Commissions for outreach to Taliban will be formed in every province
Organisers hope camps will make children better drivers later
Some observers expect incentive to fuel corruption
He began act of humility after Sikh was killed
Horrific sights such as charred or beheaded bodies haunt Pakistanis
Juvenile delinquency flourishes in alleged moral vacuum
Analysts praise Kazakhstan’s peacemaking, fault ‘democratic’ standards
Orakzai seen as major achievement in war on terrorism
As war on terror moves to cities, police deal with new challenges
Meeting continues without delays
Abolition of subsidy on general sales tax could be concern for ordinary citizens
Kyrgyz, Uzbek officials try to regulate border conflict about pasture
Financial officer’s death will likely hamper al-Qaeda’s fundraising