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Asad Umar gets interim bail in cipher case

By Khalid Iqbal in The News,August 23, 2023ISLAMABAD: Former federal minister Asad Umar secured a pre-arrest bail on Tuesday from the special court in Islamabad in the ongoing cipher case. The special court was established a day earlier to hear the cases filed under the Official Secrets Act. Umar, along with PTI lawyer Babar Awan, appeared before the special court in Islamabad on Tuesday. The Special Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnan has approved interim bail till…

Shehbaz jets off to London to meet Nawaz

by Rameez Khan in The Express Tribune, August 21st, 2023.LAHORE ‘: Amid rumours of PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif’s likely return to Pakistan, former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday jetted off to London. The announcement of Shehbaz’s departure to London was made by party Central Information Secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb on her official X account. During his stay, Shehbaz will meet his brother Nawaz to discuss various political issues. A plan regarding Nawaz’s return to Pakistan…

Dahal preparing to recall a Maoist minister to bring Janamat Party back to the Cabinet

by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 13, 2023Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is preparing to bring the CK Raut-led Janamat Party back to his Cabinet. Dahal is likely to induct a Janamat minister in the government by Sunday evening, said Ramesh Malla, personal secretary to the prime minister. The prime minister has been talking to some ministers from his party to convince one of them to make way for the new minister,…

Speaker backs new Koshi chief minister, kicks up controversy

by Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, July 07, 2023The politics of Koshi Province is in a quagmire. As Province Head Parshuram Khapung on Thursday appointed Nepali Congress parliamentary party leader Uddhav Thapa as the new chief minister, based on claims of majority with the Speaker’s backing, constitutional experts have denounced the move as unconstitutional. Thapa was appointed in accordance with Article 168(2) of the constitution after he laid claim to lead a majority-based government…

Amnesty’s statement intended to create discontent in the army: Foreign Minister

report in The Daily Star, Jun 28, 2023Some organisations are supplying false information to the United Nations with an intent to prevent army personnel from joining peacekeeping missions, create discontent in the armed forces, and thereby subdue Bangladesh, said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday. Asked about Amnesty International urging the UN not to take in human rights violators in peacekeeping mission, Momen said they (Amnesty International) did not do it with an honest intent.…

Qatar PM: Afghan People Need Intl Help to Avoid ‘Internal Crises’

By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in TOLOnews Online, May 18, 2023 at 8:39 PMThe Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani said that in his meeting with the German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, there was emphasized “the necessity” for the “international community to cooperate to strengthen the capabilities of the people and enable them to avoid any internal crises.” The German Foreign Minister arrived in Qatar and met the…

USD 250 mn bribery allegation jolts Justice Minister

By Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, Apr 13, 2023The inordinate delay in initiating legal action against X-Press Feeders, the owners of container carrier X-Press Pearl, which sank off Colombo in early June, 2021 causing a maritime disaster, has taken a new turn with Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakse, PC, asking IGP C. D. Wickramaratne to probe an allegation that a certain party involved in the ongoing deliberations received USD 250 mn and the money was…

Minister Seeks Justice against ‘War Crimes Committed’ in Afghanistan:

Report in TOLOnews Online, March 30,2023Countries that have committed war crimes in Afghanistan in the last four decades and have killed Afghans under various names should be sent to the International Criminal Court, said Khalil Rahman Haqqani, the Acting Minister of Refugees and Repatriation. Addressing an event of aid distribution in Paktia province, Haqqani said that some countries are still trying to create problems for Afghanistan. “The former Soviet government and all its slaves, whether…

Mujahid Suggests Private, Not Public Criticism

By Nazir Shinwari in ToloNews, Feb 12, 2023 at 9:14 PMIslamic Emirate spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said that if someone has a criticism of the emir (leader), a person in charge, minister, deputy minister, or director—the Islamic ethic suggests that it is better to not denigrate him, and to respect his dignity. He made the remarks at a ceremony attended by university instructors. “The manner of criticism, in accordance with ethical guidelines, is that if someone…

Many see new ministers’ public instructions to bureaucrats on service delivery as publicity stunt

by Purushottam Poudel in The Kathmandu Post, January 24, 2023Since the formation of the Pushpa Kamal Dahal government in the last week of December, ministers seem to be competing with each other in giving directives to various departments. However, experts find no meaning in such directives other than publicity of the ministers’ actions. They say their on-the-spot instructions would not resolve any problem. The ministers should have a strong command at the policy level and…

UN Seeks Afghanistan’s Active Role in Int’l Community: Spokesman

By Imran Danish in TOLOnews, Jan 19, 2023 at 9:23 PMA spokesman for the prime minister’s office said on Thursday that the United Nations Deputy Secretary General, Amina Mohammed, who met with officials in Kabul this week, said they seek Afghanistan’s active role in the international community. Mullah Hassan Akhund’s spokesman, Qari Mohammad Yousuf Ahmadi, said the UN top official assured of the continuation of aid to Afghanistan. “She added that we want Afghanistan to…