report inThe News online, Dec 21, 2023UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan on Wednesday called upon the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to conduct a probe to find out who provided advanced military weapons to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). At the UNSC’s UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) briefing on Afghanistan, the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, Ambassador Munir Akram, said Pakistan faced a major threat from the terrorist group TTP and its affiliates for their…
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Report in The Daily star, Nov 13, 2023Islami Andolan Bangladesh would march towards the Election Commission the day EC announces election schedule without political consensus and creating a level playing field, the party said today. It also said it would hold protest rallies in every district and city the following day of the schedule announcement. Ameer of the party Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim said this during a press conference at the party’s headquarter in Purana…
Editorial in The News, Oct 03, 2023One of the most stubborn myths in our political discourse is that the death penalty deters crimes, of any sort, and that it is an effective tool when it comes to building a safer and more just society. Every now and again, especially after there has been some high-profile crime, the admiration of a certain segment of Pakistan for the death penalty and public hangings rears its ugly head.…
by Rameez Khan in The Express Tribune, Sept 4, 2023LAHORE: Upon his return to Pakistan in October, ahead of the upcoming general elections, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif will not adopt an anti-establishment stance. This assurance was provided by PML-N spokesperson for the Punjab province, Azma Bukhari, on Sunday. “Nawaz Sharif’s narrative will not be against anyone. It will certainly not resemble the narrative of the deposed prime minister Imran Khan, who continually criticizes state…
By Yousaf Ali in The News, August 30, 2023PESHAWAR: The All-Parties Conference (APC) here on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the new spate of terrorist activities and reorganisation of terrorist groups in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, especially in the newly merged districts, and urged the government and security institutions to take concrete steps for restoration of peace. The APC was convened by Jamaat-e-Islami to discuss peace and other issues in the newly merged districts. Presided over by…
by Kurulu Koojana Kariyakarawana in Daily Mirror online, Aug 26m 2023A Chinese national who was caught distributing illegal Chinese-branded cigarettes in Colombo was imposed a fine of Rs.1 million by the Fort Magistrate yesterday. Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage imposed this fine when Kollupitiya Police produced the foreigner arrested for distributing a stock of Chinese branded cigarettes, which the sale and consumption is entirely prohibited in Sri Lanka. Two officials attached to the Kollupitiya Police on…
by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 25, 2023The government on May 9 registered a bill to amend some Nepal Acts in the House of Representatives. The bill seeks to revise 80 Acts—around a third of the country’s total. With the single bill, the government is preparing to amend the Acts related to criminal office, forest use, environment protection, university education—and what not. In case of minor revisions, there is a practice of amending…
by Tika R Pradhan in the Kathmandu Post, July 19, 2023The long-delayed central committee meeting of the Nepali Congress started in Lalitpur on Tuesday. The meeting, which continues for several days, is expected to see heated exchanges between rival factions—amid growing dissatisfaction over the way the party is being run and its participation in the government. Interestingly, for the first time in the party’s history, the meeting was live-streamed on social media showcasing an exercise…
report in Economy Next.com, July 10, 2023 at 4:22 pmThe ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has decided to support President Ranil Wickremesinghe over the next two years, an SLPP senior said amid speculation that there is division within the party over continued support for the president. SLPP legislator Mahindananda Aluthgamage told reporters on Sunday July 09 that President Wickremesinghe has so far not said anything about dissolving parliament to call an election. “As a…
By Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, June 13, 2023The government’s attempts to recover an additional tax of around Rs57 billion from Ncell may face obstruction with an international tribunal indicating that Nepal should refrain from recovering more taxes from the 2016 Ncell buyout by Malaysian firm Axiata. On June 9, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), an international investment dispute resolution body established by the World Bank, issued a verdict…
by Buddhika Samaraweera in The Morning, June 1, 2023President Ranil Wickremesinghe suggested that it is appropriate for the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and the United National Party (UNP) to implement their political programmes separately but in a mutually non-harmful manner, and the two parties need to consult the Party leadership and its membership prior to responding to issues of similar nature, The Daily Morning learnt. The President had suggested this during the meeting…