By Mitra Majeedy in ToloNews, Aug 20, 2023 at 9:07 PMThe OCHA humanitarian coordinator for Afghanistan, claimed that 38 workers were killed during the last two years. Daniel Endres said that most of them were polio vaccinators and deminers in Afghanistan. “We salute their courage and celebrate their dedication to serving humanity we also take a moment to pause to recognize those humanitarian workers who have lost their lives and were injured, abducted, arrested or…
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By Naweed Samadi in ToloNews, Aug 20, 2023 at 8:29 PMThe Deputy Defense Minister, Mohammad Qassim Farsad, said that the neighboring countries of Afghanistan are not returning aircrafts that were taken there during the collapse of the former government. He said their failure to do so is due to pressure by the US. Speaking at a press conference reporting on the annual activities of the Defense Ministry, he said that the number of these aircraft…
By Saman Indrajith in The Island, Aug 21, 2023Teachers of English, Mathematics, and Information Technology are among those who are migrating in large numbers, the JVP-led Ceylon Teacher Services Union (CTSU) has said, adding that around 5,000 teachers have left the country during the past nine months alone. CTSU General Secretary Mahinda Jayasinghe said some teachers had resigned and others had obtained leave to go overseas for employment. “This is bound to deal a crippling…
By Rathindra Kuruwita in The Island, Aug 17, 2023About 2,000 doctors had left the country during the past two years, All Ceylon Medical Officers’ Association (ACMOA) General Secretary Dr. Jayantha Bandara said on Wednesday (16). Now about 5,000 more doctors were planning to leave the country, Dr. Bandara said. “There are many reasons why professionals are leaving the country. Instead of addressing the concerns of doctors, the government is threatening to blacklist them and arrest…
Report in Dawn, July 16th, 2023LAHORE: The Punjab Counter Terrorism Department claimed on Saturday to have arrested five suspected terrorists linked with different banned outfits during operations in different areas of the province. As per its spokesman, the CTD conducted 47 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in different districts of the province to avert any incident of terrorism. During these IBOs, 47 suspects were interrogated and five alleged terrorists were arrested with weapons, explosives and other prohibited…
Post in The Kathmandu Post, July 07, 2023Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is going to give a clarification regarding a controversial statement he made a few days ago, during the meeting of the House of Representatives. A meeting of the ruling parties held in Baluwatar on Thursday concluded that the Prime Minister need not resign and should present his views in the Parliament. CPN (Maoist Centre) Chief Whip Hitraj Pandey said that the leaders at…
report in Daily Times, June 25, 2023The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab has arrested nine members of banned outfits during operations in different areas of the province. According to a spokesman here on Saturday, the CTD Punjab conducted 33 intelligence-based operations in different districts of the province, in which 35 suspected persons were detained and interrogated. Nine of alleged terrorists were arrested with weapons,explosives and other prohibited materials. The arrested terrorists include five members of…
By Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, March 21,2023The Madhesh-based Janata Samajbadi Party, Loktantrik Samajbadi Party and Janamat Party gave a vote of confidence to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal during his floor test on Monday. Under the new power equation, the door has opened for government expansion. Although all three Madhesh-based parties are now part of the new alliance led by the Nepali Congress and the CPN (Maoist Centre), the Madheshi parties are divided.…
report in Dawn, June 18th, 2023LAHORE: Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed to have arrested six alleged militants of banned outfits during operations in different areas of the province. According to a spokesman, the Punjab CTD conducted 55 intelligence based operations (IBOs) in different districts of the province to effectively deal with any incident of terrorism, interrogating 50 suspects and arresting six alleged militants with weapons, explosives and other prohibited materials. He says those arrested…
by Md Abbas in The Daily Star, Apr 25, 2023Only three years ago, the old Buriganga channel would serve as a playground for children as it would remain withered during the dry season. Even during rainy seasons, the water flow was insufficient allowing silt and waste to accumulate on the riverbed..But over the last year, with significant changes having been made, the channel is now recognisable as a branch of the Buriganga. The Dhaka South…
report in The News, March 10, 2023RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed another three terrorists on Thursday, taking the tally to nine during an operation launched in North Waziristan on Wednesday. On Wednesday, an Intelligence Based Operation (IBO) was conducted by security forces in general area Datta Khel, North Waziristan District, and six terrorists were killed. The operation was followed by sanitisation of the area by security forces on Thursday during which three more terrorists were killed…