report in Daily Times, Oct 26, 2023Senior PML-N leader Senator Ishaq Dar on Wednesday said he expected a meeting between party supremo Nawaz Sharif and PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari would “hopefully” take place, after weeks of enduring veiled criticism from the PPP over election delays. Speaking in an interview with a private news channel , the senator was questioned about increasing criticism from the PPP for the treatment meted out to Nawaz on his…
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by Shankar Acharya in The Kathmandu Post, JUly 28, 2023Nepal-bound railway rakes originating at the Indian sea ports of Kolkata and Visakhapatnam are being subjected to long delays and stops en route, resulting in losses to Nepali traders, insiders say. Indian Railways normally takes four to five days to transport containers from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh to Sirsiya dry port in Birgunj, Nepal. Now the rakes arrive after 25 days. The journey from Kolkata port to…
By Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, April 17, 2023With ruling parties including the Nepali Congress opposing the CPN-UML’s demand that the second-largest party must have four House members in the hearings committee, crucial bills are stuck in Parliament. Even the scheduled meetings of the top leaders of the three major parties—the Congress, the UML and the CPN (Maoist Centre)—have failed to take place due to the dispute. In a clear sign of conflict,…