Pakistani Hindus accept Islam to get by
Drawn by jobs or land offered by Muslim groups, some Hindus are essentially converting to survive
People line up before polling stations, wearing masks and social distancing
Lockdown imposed a year after loss of special status
Security forces laid siege to a prison seized by IS fighters in Jalalabad, with at least 29 people killed after the militants' overnight assault led to a mass jailbreak
The violence flared when crowds waiting to cross into Afghanistan became unruly and attacked Pakistani installations
He hopes Bangladesh will tide over ‘challenging times’
India passed a law in May that allows non-locals to become permanent residents of the Muslim-majority territory
The casualties include civilians and Taliban members, officials say
Farms plant record acreage by machine as labour stays away due to the pandemic
Women are moving to take up leadership roles and the price is a daily barrage of abuse, and the fear that not much has changed
