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Xinhua Asia-Pacific News Summary at 1600 GMT, April 2

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Three members of the Afghan security force were killed and six school children wounded after a car bombing struck a local bazaar in Afghanistan's eastern Khost province on Saturday, a local official said. (Afghanistan-Taliban attack)

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ISLAMABAD -- Officials in Pakistan's eastern Punjab Province said Sunday that a custodian of a shrine killed at 20 people, including four women, earlier in the day in Sargodha district, some 200 km south of Islamabad early Sunday when people were gathered to seek spiritual advice and treatment.

Deputy Commissioner Sargodha district Liaquat Ali Chatta said the custodian, Abdul Waheed, who was most probably suffering from mental health problems and that could be the possible reason of killing the people. (Pakistan-Shrine attack)

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JAKARTA -- Heavy downpours on Sunday forced rescuers to halt search and rescue operation for the victims of Saturday's landslides in western Indonesia, disaster agency official said.

A total of three bodies have been recovered and 26 others remain missing, according to Marsudi, spokesman of national search and rescue office. (Indonesia-Landslides)

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YANGON -- The ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) of Myanmar, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, has won nearly half of parliamentary seats in Saturday's by-elections, according to the final results released by the Union Election Commission Sunday afternoon.

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SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday opened a new tunnel connecting Muslim majority areas of the region to Jammu city and from there to mainland India, officials said.

However, Muslim majority areas of the region including Srinagar city observed a complete shutdown to protest Modi's visit to the region. The call was given by separatist groups opposing New Delhi's rule in the region asking Modi to address the political problem confronting Kashmir.(India-Kashmir-Tunnel) Endit