Purpose: The present study was carried out to explore the distribution of Pipistrellus kuhlii in selected area FATA regions, Pakistan. Findings & Practical implication: Twenty six specimens this species were collected using mist from Bara Khyber agency (33º 92 N; 71.46º E) and Tirah Aurakzai 78 70.70º FATA. Mean body mass recorded 8.42g ± 2.14. Head length observed 44.2 3.5 respectively. Ea...

Exclusion on the basis of race, religion, and ethnicity exists in many nations under diverse social, economic, and political systems. Such exclusion is a problem in several countries in Asia. And while many Asian countries—such as China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, and Pakistan— have developed equal opportunity policies to overcome economic discrimination, the nature of both market and nonma...

Dalbergia sissoo Roxb (Indian rosewood) is an important tree species belonging to the family papilionaceae. It is a medium to large‐sized, gregarious deciduous tree, attaining a height up to 30 m and a girth up to 2•5 m in a favorable climate (sub‐tropical and tropical zones). According to Champion & Seth [1], the Shisham tree is a characteristic species of Khair-sissoo (Acacia catechu‐Dalbergi...

Ischaemic heart disease and stroke are among the most common causes of death and disability in the world. The Indian subcontinent (including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal) has among the highest rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) globally. Previous reports have highlighted the high CVD rates among South Asian immigrants living in Western countries, but the enormous CVD bur...

Although the problem of malnutrition has been recognized in Pakistan for several decades as underlying much of infant and under-5 mortality, the country still suffers from high rates of childhood malnutrition and has made little progress in the past 20 years to address the issue. With about 38% and 40% of children under five years old reported to be underweight and stunted, respectively, (Figur...

This study uses Nepalese data to estimate the impact of individual, household and cluster/community level variables on child labour and child schooling. The principal estimates are, then, compared with those from Bangladesh and Pakistan. The exercise is designed to identify effective policy instruments that could influence child labour and child schooling in South Asia. The results show that th...

Leishmaniasis is a disease complex caused by the parasite of genus Leishmania. Visceral Leishmaniasis is caused by Leishmania donovani transmitted to human by sand fly. Some wild animals and human reservoir is the major reservoir in most of the cases. The disease is prevalent in different parts of the world including India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sudan and Brazil. It has also been reported from Nor...

The empirical literature offers regional integration arrangements reduce trade costs among partner countries this reduction in cost not only increase trade but also act as a stimulus to increase FDI flow. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established in 8 December 1985 with the seven South Asian countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri L...

Using data from India, we estimate the relationship between household wealth and children's school enrollment. We proxy wealth by constructing a linear index from asset ownership indicators, using principal-components analysis to derive weights. In Indian data this index is robust to the assets included, and produces internally coherent results. State-level results correspond well to independen...