report in Prothom Alo, Dec 29, 2023Foreign ministry spokesperson Seheli Sebrin has said if India raises an objection to China’s proposed Teesta project, then the government will deal with the issue from a geopolitical perspective. She made the remark at the regular briefing of the ministry today, Sunday. Chinese ambassador Yao Wen on 21 December said, “We’ve already received proposals for some development projects relating to the Teesta river from Bangladesh. We are waiting till…
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Report in Dawn, Dec 15th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The PML-N and MQM-P on Thursday questioned the PTI’s intentions in contesting the appointment of civil servants as election supervisors, saying that the former ruling party seemed to have no issue with a similar arrangement in the 2018 polls. In a statement, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif accused the PTI of hatching a conspiracy to delay polls. He said the PTI went to court with the intention to delay polls…
By Amir Wasim in Dawn, November 17th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Rejecting international criticism on the government’s decision to expel “illegal” immigrants from the country, Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said on Thursday that Pakistan did not need to provide any explanation on the issue as it was “our sovereign right to implement our immigration laws”. “Our decision to repatriate people who are in violation of our immigration laws, is a decision irrespective of any nationality.…
report in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 22, 2023CPN-UML leaders on Tuesday morning snubbed an all-party meeting called by President Ramchandra Paudel to discuss the issue of ending the deadlock of the federal Parliament. Mahesh Bartaula, UML whip, said they did not attend the meeting, arguing that the President cannot summon the all-party meeting to discuss specific agendas. “The President does not have the right to call an all-party meeting with an agenda,” said Bartaula. “The…
By Mumtaz Alvi in The News, August 21, 2023ISLAMABAD: On the issue of President’s signature on draft amendments to the Official Secrets Act and Army Act, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Sunday decided to move the Supreme Court immediately in the light of Alvi’s message on his social media account. “We will place the matter before the Supreme Court and request the chief justice to fix and account for the responsibility through investigation in every aspect of it,”…
report in The Island, Aug 1, 2023Japan has sought Sri Lanka’s backing for its Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) strategy. Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa has taken up this issue with his Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry, PC, when they met on 29th July. According to a statement issued by the Japanese Embassy, in Colombo, Minister Yoshimasa has also briefed Minister Sabry regarding Russia terminating an international agreement that allowed grain exports from Ukraine through…
By Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, June 03, 2023Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said on Friday that discussions have begun on alternatives for resolving the boundary issue with India, mainly the Kalapani dispute. After a meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Thursday, Dahal indicated that Nepal can consider swapping the Kalapani area with India in order to gain land access to Bangladesh through the Indian ‘chicken’s neck’. The ‘chicken’s neck’ or Siliguri…
Report in TOLOnews Online, May 24, 2023 at 9:58 PMThe Iranian Minister of Interior, Ahmad Wahidi, at a public forum rejected the statements of Islamic Emirate authorities about the lack of water in the Helmand River and said that the existing reports are “contrary to the claims made, and that is why the officials’ field visit is proposed and if there is no water, the issue will be resolved.” The tension between Kabul and Tehran…
By Banafsha Binesh in TOLOnews, April 10, 2023 at 8:12 PMThe suspension of work of the UN Afghan national staff in Afghanistan has been extended for another 26-days, a source privy to the issue told TOLOnews. The source said the Afghan employees of the UN will continue their work from home. The move to suspend work for 48 hours was made in solidarity with the female Afghan UN staff—which has been extended until May 5…
By P K Balachandran in Daily Mirror online, Jan 10, 2023Positive moves are being made by both President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) to resolve the seven decades-long ethnic issue. Following Wickremesinghe’s declared resolve to secure an agreement on the broad contours of a settlement by Sri Lanka’s Independence Day on February 4, the two sides have agreed on an agenda in which priority is given to issues on which decisions could…