South Asia ! ye hafta kesa guzra

Pakistani villagers’ burn wood to make charcoal in a locally made mud furnace in Sargodha on March 9, 2010. Pakistan is planning to produce 1200mw electricity from coal to control an energy crisis. Pakistan faces a crippling energy crisis, able to produce just 80 per cent of the electricity it needs, causing debilitating blackouts and suffocating industry in the cash-strapped country.

Pakistani farmers take part in a traditional bull race during a festival in Lahore. The festival is held to mark the start of the spring season.

Sri Lankan women activists stage a march demanding more opportunities for women in politics.

A supporter of defeated presidential candidate General Sarath Fonseka signs a petition calling for Fonseka's release in Colombo. Fonseka was arrested by the military for allegedly engaging in politics against his president while still in uniform one month ago

Indian schoolchildren hold playcards as they take part in a rally to protest against pollution and urge others to protect the environment near India Gate in New Delhi. The International Protocol for Climate Change (IPCC) suggests that global warming is likely to affect South Asia above the worldwide average, with more extreme rainfall and winds possible alongside 20% higher rainfall during the summer monsoon.

A model showcases a creation by Indian designer Suneet Varma during the grand finale on the last day of Lakme Fashion Week(LFW) Summer/Resort 2010 in Mumbai. The biannuall in its 11th year featured creations by over 50 designers.

A couple pose for photographs at the Bay of Bengal at Cox’s Bazar beach, 296 kilometers (185 miles), south of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

A 25-year-old Afghan welder Mohammed Asef Nabizada checks out a plane he made himself in Karakh district of Afghanistan's Herat province before his test run Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Nabizada did manage to get off the ground briefly, but had to land after experiencing stability problems.

Afghan kids play at a junk yard packed with buses destroyed during civil war in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Nepalese police try to stop exiled Tibetans from protesting against the Chinese government at Baudhanath Stupa, in Katmandu, Nepal. Hundreds of Tibetan exiles protested marking the anniversary of the March 10, 1959, riots inside Tibet against Chinese rule that led to a crackdown and, later that month, the Dalai Lama's dramatic flight across the Himalayas and into exile.

Kashmiris rowing their boats are silhouetted against the setting sun in Dal Lake. Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir. Kashmir is known for its charming beauty. It is surrounded by three mountain ranges of the Himalayas- Karakoram, Zanaskar and Pir Panjal, running from northwest to northeast.

South Korean mountaineer Oh Eun-Sun poses during after a news conference in Kathmandu. Oh will try to scale Nepal's Annapurna I, the last peak she needs to climb before being proclaimed the first woman to conquer the 14 highest summits of the planet, in the next month.

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