Report in The Daily Star, Dec 12, 2023The Election Commission is planning to deploy the armed forces for 13 days from December 29 to January 10, said sources. The 12th national election is scheduled to be held on January 7. The armed forces will work as striking forces and act as per instruction of the Election Commission. However, the sources said all decisions regarding the deployment will be finalised if President Mohammed Shahabuddin approves the…
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by Krishna Prasad Gautam in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 25, 2023Bhakta Bahadur BK, a migrant worker, leaves for India for work around this time of the year after celebrating Dashain with his family. This year he returned from India before Dashain and had planned to go back to work after the festivities. But the November 3 earthquake prevented him from making good on his plans. Since the earthquake destroyed his house in Chyuridar inward 4…
by Amin Ahmed in Dawn, November 4th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Three UN agencies have expressed their deep concern over the safety and well-being of children and families affected by the ‘Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan’ and alarmed at the potential consequences of this plan’s implementation. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, IOM, the UN Migration Agency, and Unicef, the UN Children’s Fund, continue to appeal to the international community to increase support for hosting vulnerable children and families and…
by Zhao Ziwen and Hayley Wong in SCMP, Aug 26, 2023The armed attack this month on a convoy carrying Chinese workers was just the latest in a string of militant strikes in Pakistan. In the attack on August 13, insurgents targeted a convoy of four bulletproof vehicles carrying 23 Chinese engineers on way to Gwadar Port in Balochistan, a flagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative, China’s plan to grow global trade. None of…
By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 14, 2022. .The Sher Bahadur Deuba administration’s move to amend the penal code through an ordinance to clear legal hurdles for pardoning politicians convicted of heinous crimes has met with widespread criticism. The caretaker government has been accused of misusing ordinance to create the ground for the release of Resham Chaudhary, a former lawmaker who is currently in jail after being convicted in the 2015 Tikapur killings.…