Reuters South Asia News highlights 1200 GMT April 28

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ISLAMABAD - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Islamabad, with hopes that a project to build a $7.6 billion gas pipeline through Pakistan to India will soon be signed.

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NEW DELHI - India's space agency launched 10 satellites mainly belonging to Germany and Canada, the Indian Space Research Organisation said, boosting its space research capabilities.

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BHUBANESWAR, India - Authorities in eastern India arrested at least 100 villagers and deployed a huge police force to quell a protest against a proposed deep-sea port, officials said.

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DHAKA - The Bangladesh Awami League submitted a petition signed by 2.5 million people to the office of the head of the interim government seeking the release of detained former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

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