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Impose visa sanctions on polls disruptors: Quader to US

report in Prothom Alo, Dec 26, 2023Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday urged the United States (US) to impose visa sanctions on those who are impeding the next general elections. “It is a widely circulated announcement of the US that it will impose restrictions on the people creating barrier to holding the elections and apply those. To this end, we are seeking attention to the visiting five-member US delegation, including NDI (National…

COMMENT: Presidential powers vs ECP’s mandate

by Usama Khawar in Dawn, Sept 14th, 2023The author is a practising lawyer and teaches at LumsIN the labyrinthine world of Pakistan’s politics, a constitutional puzzle looms large: who wields the authority to announce the date for the impending general elections? This contentious issue has sparked heated debates and divided opinions, leaving the nation on edge. At the core of this conundrum lies the clash between the president’s powers and the Election Commission of Pakistan…

Easter Commission says 15,000 knew of impending attack,” says Cardinal

By Norman Palihawadane in The Island, Sept 10, 2023Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith says that even though many including the Church authorities were unaware of imminent terror attacks on Easter Sunday 2019, almost 15,000 other persons had prior knowledge of it according to the reports of the Special Presidential Commission. Addressing Holy Mass celebrating the blessing of marble structures of the 12 apostles gifted by people of Brechia, Italy to St Sebastian Church at Katuwapitiya,…

The impending NHRC downgrade

by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 20, 2023With just two months for the decision of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) to downgrade the National Human Rights Commission to come into effect, the constitutional body has started lobbying to retain its “A” grade. Last week, it urged lawmakers to put pressure on the government to introduce a bill to amend the National Human Rights Commission Act in line with the…

Domestic politics: No talks between SLPP and Prez about Cabinet reshuffle: MP Kariyawasam

by Buddhika Samaraweera in The Morning, June 26, 2023The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) yesterday (25) stated that they have no knowledge of any impending Cabinet reshuffle, despite reports that one would take place once President Ranil Wickremesinghe returns to the island today (26). It was recently reported that the President, who was on an official visit to the United Kingdom and France, is expected to reshuffle the Cabinet of Ministers in the coming…

Nepal staring at impending ‘stagflation’, economists say

by Sangam Prasain & Krishana Prasain in The Kathmandu Post, June 20, 2023Nepal is staring at stagflation, a scenario where an economy faces high inflation, low growth and high unemployment—all at the same time, economists said on Monday. Nepal’s efforts to stamp out a surge in inflation have slowed the economic growth rate sharply. At the start of the current fiscal year, the government had pompously declared that the economy would grow by an astounding…