by ik Asad in Dawn, October 15th, 2023• Over 18,000 criminal cases pending• 80pc acquittal rate in rape cases due poor investigation, out-of-court settlements• 661 convicts acquitted by higher courts due to flawed prosecution, archaic lawsISLAMABAD: The pendency of criminal cases in the federal capital has exceeded 18,000, with a majority of the suspects going scot-free as a result of archaic laws, weak prosecution, and flawed investigation. According to court statistics, currently, 9,369 criminal cases…
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by Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, Oct 2, 2023WASHINGTON: A move in the US Congress to prohibit assistance to Pakistan has been defeated by a clear majority as American lawmakers underlined the importance of their bilateral ties with Islamabad. Last month, Tennessee Republican Andy Ogles proposed an amendment to the US Appropriations bill, seeking to bar US defence assistance to Pakistan to discourage the ongoing crackdown on political dissent. The move was put to vote recently…
by Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 1, 2023A cloud of uncertainty continues to hang over Koshi government formation. With just a day left for the deadline set by the province head, parties have failed to seal a deal and find a way to muster a majority. Key provincial leaders of the Nepali Congress-led alliance are in Kathmandu to discuss the matter with the central leadership and find a way out. Though they claim…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, April 3, 2023The House of Representatives on Sunday endorsed its regulations through majority votes after the ruling parties agreed to withdraw some of the provisions aimed at curtailing the powers of the Speaker, a UML nominee. The ruling party lawmakers including those from the Nepali Congress and the CPN (Maoist Centre) had earlier registered proposals to amend the draft regulations to require the Speaker to seek consent of the parliamentary…
By Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, March 20,2023When Pushpa Kamal Dahal sought the confidence of House members on January 10, only a handful of lawmakers were opposed to his prime ministership. As Dahal goes for a second-floor test on Monday, the number of backers in the House is expected to decrease significantly. This time, the CPN-UML—which effectively made Dahal the prime minister after his electoral ally, the Nepali Congress, denied him the top…