South Asia's week in pictures

BBC News Online looks at some of the most striking pictures from the last seven days in the South Asia region.

Father to son

In Indian-administered Kashmir, Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah handed over the presidency of his party to his son

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Kashmir conflict

A few days later, the region was again rocked by a spate of clashes between Indian forces and suspected separatists

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Presidential poems

Presidential candidate APJ Abdul Kalam confounded journalists by reciting poetry

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Visiting the neighbours

Nepal's King Gyanendra and Queen Komal were in India on their first official trip abroad since coming to power

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Muslim anger

In Pakistan, women supporters of the hardline Jamaat-e-Islami party held a demonstration against government policy

Buddhist protest

And Buddhist monks in Bangladesh marched on parliament to demand better security after the killing of a fellow monk

Monsoon mayhem

At least 89 people died when heavy monsoon rains lashed India's western state of Maharashtra and neighbouring Gujarat