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It is designed to provide a regional audience with a portal to a broad range of information about future stability in the region. en-gb Rehabilitation key in fighting terrorism, analysts say http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/features/main/2012/05/16/feature-01 caii/features/main/2012/05/16/feature-01 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Musicians, dancers and rock groups gather to protest extremism, hate http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/features/main/2012/05/16/feature-02 caii/features/main/2012/05/16/feature-02 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Sign of militant desperation, officials say http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/features/pakistan/main/2012/05/16/feature-01 caii/features/pakistan/main/2012/05/16/feature-01 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 PESHAWAR – The University of Peshawar has beefed up security after the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) governor directed it to protect professors who receive... http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/16/newsbrief-01 caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/16/newsbrief-01 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 ISLAMABAD – The Federal Ministry of Water and Power May 16 issued notice of an immediate increase in the electricity tariff averaging more than 16%,... http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/16/newsbrief-02 caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/16/newsbrief-02 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 BISHKEK – Productivity, labour skills and trade were identified by the World Bank (WB) at a May 15 roundtable as areas Kyrgyzstan should work on to b... http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/16/newsbrief-03 caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/16/newsbrief-03 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 BISHKEK – Officials from 11 Kyrgyz government agencies and ministries heard reports May 15 about terrorist threats in Kyrgyzstan and elsewhere in Cen... http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/16/newsbrief-04 caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/16/newsbrief-04 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court (SC) May 16 issued a contempt of court notice to Interior Minister Rehman Malik for violating the court’s orders in the... http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/16/newsbrief-05 caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/16/newsbrief-05 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 KARACHI – Two men were killed and seven others injured May 16 across Karachi, media reported.... http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/16/newsbrief-06 caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/16/newsbrief-06 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 BISHKEK – More than 15 Kyrgyz NGOs have formed ‘For Parliamentarism,’ a council to monitor parliament and ensure deputies behave constructively, medi... http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/16/newsbrief-07 caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/16/newsbrief-07 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 BISHKEK – The Kyrgyz Parliamentary Defence and Security Committee May 14 approved a plan to increase border security by economically strengthening ce... http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/16/newsbrief-08 caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/16/newsbrief-08 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 PESHAWAR – Militants in two southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have warned NGOs to stop their activities or face attacks, media reported May 16... http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/16/newsbrief-09 caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/16/newsbrief-09 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 KABUL – Afghanistan will start pumping oil within months, an official said May 16, as part of the nation's efforts to tap underground resources estim... http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/16/newsbrief-10 caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/16/newsbrief-10 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 DUSHANBE – Blind Tajiks May 15 received the first Tajik-language Korans printed in Braille, IslamNews.tj reported.... http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/16/newsbrief-11 caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/16/newsbrief-11 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 UNITED NATIONS – Corruption hampers efforts to seize Russia-bound narcotics in northern Afghanistan, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UN... http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/16/newsbrief-12 caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/16/newsbrief-12 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 PESHAWAR – About 90% of the seven tribal areas and Frontier Regions are under government control because of successful action against the militants,... http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/16/newsbrief-13 caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/16/newsbrief-13 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 A tribal archer lets fly his arrow at a target during a regional competition in Peshawar May 16. For the first time, archery was included as an event in the Peshawar Frontier Region Spring Sports Festival. [M. Ibrahim] http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/gallery caii/photos/2012/05/16/photo-01 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Aim to get people on public transport to help the environment http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/features/main/2012/05/15/feature-01 caii/features/main/2012/05/15/feature-01 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Maulvi Arsala Rahmani, HPC leader and former Taliban minister, is latest victim http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/features/pakistan/main/2012/05/15/feature-01 caii/features/pakistan/main/2012/05/15/feature-01 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 PESHAWAR – Mindful of the April attacks on Pakistani railway stations, the Pakistani Interior Ministry has cancelled licenses and No Objection Certif... http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/15/newsbrief-01 caii/newsbriefs/2012/05/15/newsbrief-01 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000