Pakistanis use fake polio vaccination cards to travel overseas
Some people have obtained fake certificates because they wrongly believe the vaccine could endanger their health
Indian government's first budget promotes solar energy, safety for women
Solar power, adapting faming to climate change, and improving women's safety topped the Indian budget
India promises 4,000 female police to protect women train passengers from sexual predators
Some women have jumped off trains to escape sexual attackers
Ruling on Sharia courts bolsters rights of India's Muslim women, campaigners say
India's Supreme Court says the rulings of Sharia courts have no legality and cannot be enforced against an individual's will
Delhi records most rapes as crimes against women rise in India
Rape cases in India rose by 35.2 percent in 2013; Delhi was the city with highest number of rapes - official figures
Children abused, raped and forced to eat faeces in Indian ashram
Police say the boarding school was not registered and escaped inspections by child welfare officials
Indian teen girls gang-raped and hanged from a tree - police
The two victims had left their home and gone outside to go to the toilet when they were attacked
Pakistan's "Burka Avenger" series wins prestigious Peabody Award
Media pundits say the series immediately struck a chord in Pakistan
Indian anti-trafficking operation one of biggest in year - police
Anti-trafficking operation in Indian capital exposes a practice that forces thousands of children a year into bonded labour
Graft still on the rise in South Asia despite government pledges—report
Anti-corruption agencies in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka and the judiciary in Bangladesh have all been accused of selecting cases for political motives, according to Transparency International.