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Deputy of MoRR: Pakistan Made Overhasty Decision to Expel Afghans

By Fatema Adeeb IN TOLOnews, Nov 11, 2023 at8:32 PMFollowing the Islamic Emirate officials’ reactions to the expulsion of the immigrants from Pakistan, Mohammad Arsalah Kharoti, deputy of the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR), called Pakistan’s decision to deport Afghan immigrants from this country “rushed.” In an interview with TOLOnews, Kharoti added that Pakistan should treat Afghan immigrants responsibly and allow them to return to the country of their own volition. “They have made…

Poppy growth down 95pc in Afghanistan since Taliban ban, says UN

AFP report, Nov 6, 2023KABUL: Poppy cultivation and opium production have plunged 95 per cent in Afghanistan since Taliban authorities banned the crop, according to a UN report published on Sunday.Since returning to power in 2021, Taliban authorities have vowed to end illegal drug production in Afghanistan and in April 2022 banned the cultivation of the poppy plant, from which opium and heroin are made. The report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and…

Church clears Israel of having any hand in Easter Sunday carnage in SL

By Norman Palihawadane in The Island, Oct 31, 2023National Catholic Mass Communications Director Fr. Jude Krishantha Fernando said yesterday that Colombo Archbishop Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith had been shocked and dismayed by a recent statement made by SLMC Leader Rauff Hakeem that Israel had been behind the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks. Addressing the media in Colombo, Rev. Fr. Fernando said that Cardinal Ranjith, who is currently in the Vatican, had contacted him and requested that…

Nawaz, Khaqan discuss current issues, including ‘new party’

By Murtaza Ali Shah in The News, October 04, 2023LONDON: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said Tuesday he has a relationship of 35 years with Nawaz Sharif and these relations are beyond political considerations. This statement was made amid speculations that Khaqan’s journey with the PMLN has, more or less, come to an end and it’s just a matter of time before this is made official. Speaking to the media after meeting Nawaz Sharif…

Under JSP pressure, usury bill tweaked to heed lenders’ issues

by Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, July 18, 2023The bill criminalising usurious lending endorsed by the House of Representatives on Sunday has sought to address the concerns of the lenders also. The last-minute tweak was made under pressure from the ruling Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP), which had been opposing the bill. The bill, which replaced an ordinance, was earlier endorsed by the National Assembly on June 30. The ordinance brought by the government…

PM Dahal to give clarification on his recent controversial remarks

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…