By Sarfaraz Khan in The News, June 25, 2023BISHAM: The local residents and police aborted a planned attack on the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) leader and Adviser to Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs Amir Muqam in Kuknar area in Martung Tehsil of Shangla district on Saturday. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed that they had planted an improvised explosive device to target the convoy of Amir Muqam but that did not explode due to a…
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Report in Dawn, June 6th, 2023PESHAWAR/SWAT: Three soldiers were martyred during clashes between security forces and militants in North and South Waziristan districts, according to the military’s media affairs wing. Two militants were also killed in the fighting, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. In Swat, meanwhile, a key militant commander of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban (TTP) was arrested during an operation in which a civilian lost his life and a policeman was injured. ISPR said…
report in Prothom Alo, May 3, 2023The US does not want to comment on Bangladesh’s forthcoming national election, noting that it is an internal domestic election. “I don’t have anything else to get into that beyond as it’s an internal, domestic election,” said deputy principal spokesperson Vedant Patel. He came up with the remarks when a journalist wanted to know how the US would navigate a situation where, in Bangladesh, another party refuses to participate…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, April 06, 2023Foreign Secretary of Nepal Bharat Raj Paudyal called on Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang at the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing on Thursday. A press release issued by the Embassy of Nepal in Beijing following the meeting stated that the two sides discussed the matters related to strengthening the bilateral relations and cooperation between the two nations. “During the meeting, matters related to strengthening the longstanding…
By Fatima Adib in TOLOnews, April 01,2023 at 2:34 PMThe Ministry of Interior Affairs said on Saturday that the number of police force members has increased to nearly 200,000. Abdul Nafay Takur, a spokesman for the ministry, said the purpose of the recruitment is to ensure public order and fight drugs and crimes. “The number will increase if needed,” he said. Military affairs analysts said focusing on establishing well-trained and professional forces is essential. “I…
By Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, March 28, 2023The writer is a senior political correspondent for the Post, covering politics, parliament, judiciary and social affairs.After struggling for weeks to expand the Cabinet, the prime minister and top leaders of the major ruling coalition partners are now closing in on a power-sharing deal. If the officials at the prime minister’s secretariat are to be believed, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal will expand his Cabinet…
By Fatema Adeeb in ToloNews, Feb 28, 2023 at 10:23 PMDiplomats of the Islamic Emirate restarted official activities in Afghanistan’s consulate in Istanbul on Monday, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The deputy spokesman of the Foreign Ministry said that efforts are underway to provide consular services as well as diplomatic services. “The Foreign Ministry clarifies that on Monday, the diplomats of the foreign ministry in Istanbul of Turkey resumed their work…
By Asma Saayin in ToloNews, Feb 12, 2023 at 9:20 PMThe Directorate of Prisons Affairs said that out of 14,000 people imprisoned across the country, 1000 of them are women. Officials of this department said that all of these prisoners have criminal cases. “Currently there are 14,000 prisoners and more than 1000 of them are women,” said Mohammad Yusuf Mistari, the director of the prison’s affairs. The head of this department said there are no…
Reuters in Dawn, February 6th, 2023KABUL: An envoy for Qatar’s foreign affairs minister visited the Afghan capital on Sunday and met the Taliban administration’s acting foreign minister, according to an Afghan foreign ministry statement. The visit comes after the Taliban administration placed restrictions on women’s education and NGO work, which Qatar labelled “deeply concerning” amid widespread international criticism. Mutlaq Bin Majed Al-Qahtani, the special envoy of Qatar’s foreign minister, took part in meetings with acting…
report in The Express Tribune, Feb 5, 2023COLOMBO: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Saturday held a series of meetings with the top leadership of Sri Lanka and discussed a whole range of issues with them. According to a Foreign Office statement, the state minister was in Colombo on a two-day official visit to attend the 75th Independence Day of Sri Lanka as a guest of honour. She called on President…
Nuland accuses China of failing to help SL with ‘credible and specific assurances’ acceptable to IMF
US hopes LG polls will be held in MarchBy Saman Indrajith IN THE ISLAND, FEB 2, 2023US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland, yesterday said China had not provided credible and specific assurances to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for Sri Lanka to overcome the current economic crisis. Addressing the media in Colombo, Nuland said: “What China has offered so far is not enough. We need to see credible and specific assurances…