by Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, August 25, 2023The central committee meeting of the CPN (Unified Socialist) in Kathmandu concluded on Thursday. Party members discussed different documents presented by leaders that evaluated contemporary politics and reviewed party committees’ performances at different levels and sister wings. The meeting has scheduled the party’s general convention from January 28 to February 1 next year. The meeting unanimously endorsed the political document presented by chair Madhav Kumar Nepal…
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by Rameez Khan in The Express Tribune, August 19, 2023LAHORE: As anticipation builds around the return of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) supremo Nawaz Sharif, several party leaders from in and around Lahore have disclosed that they have not received any new instructions regarding preparations for his arrival. Speaking exclusively to The Express Tribune, the leaders revealed that the majority of the information they have received about Sharif’s return has been through the media. The chatter…
Report in Dawn, August 18th, 2023LAHORE: A joint meeting of leaders from different faiths, including those from Christian, Sikh, Hindu and Baha’i communities, has underscored the need to bring those involved in the Jaranwala incident to justice. They were of the view that had the culprits of Joseph Colony and Gojra incidents been handed down exemplary punishment, the Jaranwala tragedy would not have taken place. The meeting was chaired by Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin…
by Waqas Ali in Dawn, August 18th, 2023KARACHI: Members of Minority Rights March and Aurat March, the Archbishop of Karachi and the Bishop of the Holy Trinity Cathedral on Thursday condemned the attacks on churches and residences the Christian community members in Jaranwala by an angry mob, following an alleged incident of blasphemy in this town of Faisalabad district. Members of the Christian community also staged a protest outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC). Addressing…
by Waqas Ali in Dawn, August 18th, 2023KARACHI: Members of Minority Rights March and Aurat March, the Archbishop of Karachi and the Bishop of the Holy Trinity Cathedral on Thursday condemned the attacks on churches and residences the Christian community members in Jaranwala by an angry mob, following an alleged incident of blasphemy in this town of Faisalabad district. Members of the Christian community also staged a protest outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC). Addressing…
by Ruwani Fonseka in The Daily Morning, Aug 4, 2023All political party leaders have been asked to submit their proposals and suggestions about the 13th Amendment to the Constitution on or before August 15, the President’s Media Division (PMD) says. Presidential Secretary Saman Ekanayake has communicated this to political party leaders in writing. At the all-party conference convened on July 26, President Ranil Wickremesinghe underscored the importance of discussing the 13th constitutional amendment with all…
report in ProthomAlo, Aug 3, 2023During a trip to China, leaders of three left-leaning parties, allies of ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance, expressed their expectation to get Chinese backing to maintain continuity of the government of Sheikh Hasina. In response, the Chinese authorities said they have full support to maintain development spree and stability in Bangladesh. They do not like the interference of the Western counties in the internal affairs, like elections, in Bangladesh. This…
by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 3, 2023Office bearers of the ruling Nepali Congress, the largest parliamentary party, have concluded that there can be no changes in the categorisation of the insurgency-era human rights violations listed in the bill to amend the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act. A meeting of the top leaders chaired by President Sher Bahadur Deuba decided that prosecution would be pursued in cases of serious violations…
by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 3, 2023The long-overdue central committee of the CPN (Maoist Centre) began in Kathmandu on Wednesday. Interestingly, the party made a last-minute decision to shelve its plan to livestream the proceedings of the meeting. Last month, the Nepali Congress became the first Nepali political party to livecast its central committee meeting’s proceedings. The Maoist meeting is expected to take various decisions related to the party’s organisation, government, and…
by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post,July 30, 2023The CPN (Maoist Centre), the third-largest party in the federal parliament, currently helms the coalition government with the backing of the Nepali Congress, the largest party, while the second-largest, the CPN-UML, remains outside the government. But Maoist leaders say the party’s increased emphasis on governance has left its organisation in a mess. As the organisational base of the party continues to erode, the Maoist Centre has…
by Selim Zahid in Prothom Alo, July 28, 2023BNP is finally holding its grand rally at Naya Paltan of the capital on Friday. BNP feels that the two days of tensions regarding permission for the rally venue, arrest of many of its leaders, raids on houses and hotels, have made this rally in the final stages of the ‘one-point’ movement a matter of its ‘image’. According to the responsible sources of BNP, the announcement of…