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Islamabad to continue talks with Kabul, says Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry

By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, December 29, 2023The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan says that it continues to engage in communications and negotiations with officials of the Taliban government regarding border and security issues. Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, the spokesperson for the ministry, stated on Thursday in a press conference that Islamabad wants Afghanistan to be a hub of trade and energy connectivity in the region. The Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesperson added…

Lenders settling for less hints at wider problem of loan sharking

by Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post,Dec 16, 2023The alleged loan sharks who had initially asked for as much as Rs7.62 billion, have settled for only R1.72 billion during negotiations facilitated by an inquiry commission formed to address loan sharking problems. The significant reduction in settlement amounts suggests the lenders had inflated their claims and may have lent much less than the amounts indicated in the tamasuks, personal mortgaging contracts with borrowers. “Would they…

‘Oct 28 will be the new Dec 10’:

Report in The Daily Star, Oct 21, 2023Awami League General Secretary Obaidullah Quader yesterday said BNP’s Oct 28 rally in the capital would face a similar outcome like Dec 10. Mentionable, after protracted negotiations, the BNP got permission for its last year’s December 10 rally in Golapbagh field — a ground which was not its first choice by any means. The permission came at the cost of a life, injuries to around 100 people, and…

PM rules out possibility of holding talks with TTP

Report in Pakistan Today, Oct 14, 2023Says state is capable enough to combat outlawed group not for a year but centuryDebunks any notions of registered Afghan refugees being expelled from PakistanPESHAWAR: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Friday unequivocally ruled out any possibility of negotiations with the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), saying that Pakistani nation is resolute in its capacity to combat the ‘miscreants’ for the long haul. “Definitely without any doubt, I will…

CBSL Governor sees good progress in negotiations with China on debt restructuring

By Rathindra Kuruwita in The Island, Oct 6, 2023Sri Lanka has made good progress in debt restructuring discussions with China, and negotiations with all parties will be concluded around the same time, Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe says. Addressing the media in Colombo on Thursday, Dr. Weerasinghe, in answer to a question posed by a journalist, denied reports that progress in debt restructuring discussions with China was lagging compared to that in…

Negotiations or operation: KP lawmaker demands clear terror policy

by Amir Wasim in Dawn, August 5th, 2023• JUI-F members question how militants are able to infiltrate ‘fenced border’ISLAMABAD: Angry lawmakers from the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) on Friday warned the government against a possible strong reaction from tribal people over the ongoing terrorism spate in their area, asking the “responsible authorities” not to force them to adopt a strategy which might be harmful to Pakistan. Speaking on a point of order during the Question Hour…

Discord among Madhesh parties could complicate power-sharing negotiations:

By Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, March 21,2023The Madhesh-based Janata Samajbadi Party, Loktantrik Samajbadi Party and Janamat Party gave a vote of confidence to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal during his floor test on Monday. Under the new power equation, the door has opened for government expansion. Although all three Madhesh-based parties are now part of the new alliance led by the Nepali Congress and the CPN (Maoist Centre), the Madheshi parties are divided.…

Maoists intensify negotiations to form a ‘socialist front’

by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Mar 14, 2023Prime Minister and CPN (Maoist Centre) chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Saturday said that a ‘socialist front’ would soon be formed, one that will lay a strong foundation for the unification of the country’s communist forces. The motive of the socialist front, according to Maoist leaders, is to develop a common understanding among the socialist forces and take the delayed peace process to a logical…