by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, September 1st, 2023QUETTA: Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) President Sardar Akhtar Mengal has announced that his party would contest the upcoming elections on the slogan of “recovery of missing persons”. He lamented that despite raising the issue at all forums, nothing was done by the government to resolve it. Speaking at a seminar, organised by the ‘Voice for the Baloch Missing Persons’ to observe the International Day of the Victims of…
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by Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, August 30th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is likely to announce a schedule for the general elections well before the completion of delimitation of constituencies of national and provincial assemblies, informed sources told Dawn. They said a decision on this would not take months or weeks, but days. They said the issue was discussed during the commission’s consultative meeting with the PPP on a roadmap to the…
report in www.adaderana.lk, Aug 27, 2023 at 12:19 pmYhe Ministry of Defence has granted approval for the Chinese geophysical and seismic survey vessel ‘Shi Yan 6’ to carry out research on Sri Lankan waters with the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA). A Spokesman of the Ministry of Defence stated that the approval was granted on request by NARA and the Foreign Ministry. China had requested permission for a research ship to dock…
by Anup Ojha in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 17, 2023Amid a steep rise in both cybercrime cases and complaints in recent years, the Cabinet on August 8 endorsed the National Cyber Security Policy 2080 BS (2023). While multiple stakeholders welcomed the move, they also pointed out that the new policy lacks a collaborative approach and seems to be a copy of similar measures in neighbouring countries. “The government consulted only a few stakeholders. Worse, it…
by Sahan Tennekoon in The Daily Morning, August 15, 2023The main Parliamentary Opposition party, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has claimed that despite other current issues requiring more attention, President Ranil Wickremesinghe and his Government are prioritising the implementation of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution with the underhanded purpose of obtaining the votes of minority communities in an upcoming election. Speaking at a media briefing, SJB National Organiser and Parliamentarian Tissa Attanayake claimed that…
By Saman Indrajith in The Island, Aug 5, 2023The government has moved beyond selling strategic industries and has started selling entire districts to foreign countries, National Peoples’ Power (NPP) stalwart Sunil Handunnetti said, addressing a seminar in Colombo on Thursday (03) night. “Ranil went to India recently and met Modi. But the real important meeting was with billionaire Adani. In India, people call Modi ‘Madani’. Because Adani is Modi’s pillar of power. Adani calls shots,”…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, July 19, 2023327 different types of military vehicles were repaired by the technical and professional engineers’ team in collaboration with the Hazrat Ibn Masood training department, the National Defense Ministry said in a statement. The Department of the Military’s technical and professional engineers received 327 different types of military vehicles for repair; after being fixed, the vehicles were ready for use, the Ministry said in a tweet. The…
By Anil Giri & Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, June 26, 2023The writer is a reporter covering national politics for The Kathmandu Post.Nepali Congress Central Committee Member Minendra Rijal is reputed for his straight and scholarly take on issues of national interest. He is also a strong internal critic of the Congress. The Post’s Anil Giri and Nishan Khatiwada sat down with him to discuss recent rumours about a change in ruling coalition as…
Report in TOLOnews, June 25, 2023 at 9:38 PMThe Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs approved the “plan sanctioned by the National Transit Committee for the transportation of gas and oil from Turkmenistan to Pakistan, passing through Afghanistan, for a trial period.” The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs said on Twitter: “This significant undertaking aims to stimulate economic growth and fortify transit capabilities. The implementation of this project…
By Vishwamithra – in The Colombo Telegraph online, June 23, 2023The current frail sociopolitical culture cannot withstand a near or total collapse of our national economic life. It is increasingly becoming clear that a system change is not possible, at least in the immediate future. Decades of rot caused by sheer mismanagement of state affairs supplemented by errant corruption running through the entire civil society have shown us that a society that is being held…