by Imran Mukhtar in The Nation, Nov 17, 2023ISLAMABAD – Incarcerated PTI senior leader and former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser Thursday said that the nation wouldn’t accept the ‘selection plus’ as PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif has already been declared as next prime minister by some quarters, months before the general elections. He said that “the reign of terror had been unleashed” on the PTI leaders and workers, saying that they could not be petrified…
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report in DSaily FT, Oct 23, 2023Sri Lanka’s main export engine, apparel, saw its shipments plunge further in September worsening the sector’s status quo. Apparel exports in September were down sharply by 26% to $ 332 million whilst performance in the first nine months was down by 20.5% to $ 3.4 billion. “September was a bad month. The industry was hoping to see some signs of slight recovery but that may now be October at…
by Imtiaz Ali in Dawn, Sept 5th, 2023KARACHI: Three persons were booked and arrested for vandalising a place of worship of the Ahmadi community in Saddar on Monday afternoon for a second time in a short span of less than seven months. Police and community representatives said that a mob stormed into Ahmadiyya Hall near Electronics Market and destroyed its minarets, doors, windows, etc. Amir Mehmood, a spokesperson for the Jamaat-i-Ahmadiyya, told Dawn that the…
by Anish Tiwari in The Kathmandu Post, Sept 2, 2023The Nepal-China border point at Tatopani re-opened with fanfare on Friday after remaining shut for eight years and five months as it was knocked down by a massive earthquake. Located 115 km northeast of Kathmandu, Tatopani is one of the oldest trade routes linking the two countries. The formal re-opening of the border saw 200 locals of Sindhupalchok district crossing over to China from Nepal. On…
by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 19, 2023On Thursday, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said he will make his Maoist party better and stronger in the next three months just like in 2008, when the former rebel party had emerged as the largest force in the legislature within two years of its joining mainstream politics. Dahal, the chief of the CPN (Maoist Centre), said he would achieve such transformation by successfully taking…
by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, July 20, 2023The Nepali Congress leadership has come under withering attack from its own leaders at the ongoing central working committee meeting, which started on Monday in Lalitpur. The meeting is taking place after almost a year, although the party’s statute requires that it be held every two months. Those speaking on Tuesday and Wednesday at the meeting, which was broadcast live on social media for the first…
by Muntakim Saad & Dipan Nandy in The Daily Star, July 4, 2023On average, at least one mugging incident takes place every two days in the capital, according to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police. The data was compiled based on reported cases during the first three months of the year. However, the actual number is believed to be higher than what is reported, as many victims choose not to report the crimes to the police due…
By Javed Aziz Khan in The News, April 04, 2023PESHAWAR: As many as 127 policemen were martyred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in various attacks in the first three months of the current year. According to an official, 116 of them were martyred in January, two died in February and nine lost lives in March. At least four deputy superintendents of police (DSPs) and some junior officers were among those martyred in attacks during the first quarter…