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Taliban aims to appoint diplomat to Afghanistan Embassy in Tajikistan:

By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press Online, November 7, 2023The Foreign Ministry of Afghanistan has appointed a diplomat for the Afghan embassy in Tajikistan. The Ministry has recently issued a letter, and Afghanistan International has reported that it designates Faizullah as the First Secretary of the embassy. Based on this written communication, the Taliban has promised to also pay the unpaid salaries of Afghan embassy staff in Tajikistan for the past six months. Tajikistan has…

Law ministry tells president: ECP ‘competent authority’ to announce election date

By Maryam Nawaz in The News, August 31, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Law and Justice on Wednesday informed President Arif Alvi it was of the view that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is the “competent authority to announce or appoint date” for holding and conducting general elections to the national and provincial assemblies. The ministry, through its secretary, responded to the president’s letter seeking the ministry’s input on ECP’s response that there was no…

Indo-Lanka oil pipeline: Govt. to appoint committee to study proposal

By Asiri Fernando in The Morning online, July15, 2023The Government will appoint a committee to evaluate the proposal submitted by the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) for an oil distribution pipeline connecting Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu to Trincomalee and Colombo, the Ministry of Power and Energy said yesterday (15). The proposal comes days before President Ranil Wickremesinghe is to visit New Delhi on the invitation of Indian Premier Narendra Modi. According to the Ministry of Power and…

Constitutional Council: Still no finality

report in The Island, Jan 1, 2023Thursday’s meeting of Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa to appoint three civil society members for the Constitutional Council ended in a stalemate further delaying the appointments of independent commissions, parliamentary sources said. Speaker Abeywardena said that the meeting held at the Parliamentary complex ended without reaching any decision.He said that the Constitutional Council cannot function properly until all the members are…

Cabinet reshuffle, appointment of more ministers on the cards

By Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, Dec 6, 2022President Ranil Wickremesinghe will appoint 12 new Cabinet ministers soon after the final vote on his maiden budget, according to sources. The vote is scheduled to be held on 08 Dec. Sources say that the SLPP has recommended ministerial portfolios for 10 of its members whereas UNP National List MP Wajira Abeywardena and SLFP’s Duminda Dissanayake, too, are expected to receive Cabinet positions. Abeywardena is the only…