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PM elaborates feathers in govt cap

report in The Himalayan Times, Jun 29, 2023KATHMANDU, JUNE 28: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said the government’s investigation into fake Bhutanese refugee scam proved that nobody was above the law. Responding to lawmakers’ queries on the budgetary allocation, the PM said from the rostrum of the House of Representatives that there was an impression in society that VIPs were above the law, but the government proved that wrong in the fake Bhutanese refugee…

Court to hear petition against PM tomorrow

By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, June 12, 2023A writ petition demanding prosecution of the supreme commander of the disbanded Maoist ‘People’s Liberation Army’, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who currently is the prime minister, and the chief of the insurgency-era ‘people’s government’, Baburam Bhattarai, who is also a former prime minister, has been registered at the Supreme Court. The court administration registered the petition on Sunday following a ruling by a single bench of Justice…

Top court to accept ex-child soldiers’ petition against PM

by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, June 10, 2023Revoking last week’s decision of its administration to scrap a writ petition of former child Maoist combatants, the Supreme Court has ordered its staffers to register the petition that demands prosecution of the then Maoist supreme commander Pushpa Kamal Dahal, now the country’s prime minister, and the then ‘people’s government’ chief Baburam Bhattarai, who also is a former prime minister. A single bench of Justice Anand…

Qatar PM Meets Islamic Emirate Chief for Secret Talks

Reuters Report in TOLOnews, May 31, 2023 at 10:56 PMThe Qatari prime minister held secret talks with the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate this month on resolving tension with the international community, a source briefed on the meeting said, signaling a new willingness by Afghanistan’s rulers to discuss ways to end their isolation. The May 12 meeting in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar between Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani and Mawlawi…

Acting PM: Those Not Wanted by Public Have No Place in Govt

By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in TOLOnews, May 25, 2023 at 10:47 PMThe acting Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate, Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, said he considers the current government inclusive, but said there is no place in this government for some figures of the previous government who the nation does not want and who are not acceptable to the international community. Speaking at a gathering of Islamic Emirate leaders and tribal elders, Mawlawi Abdul Kabir said…

Fugitive convict in PM Hasina’s motorcade attack case held in Satkhira

by Asaduzzaman Sardar in Dhaka Tribune, May 20, 2023Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-6) has arrested a fugitive, convicted to a life sentence in a case over the attack on the motorcade of then opposition leader and current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, from Kalaroa upazila of Satkhira. The detainee was identified as Ripon Hossain, a resident of the Kalaroa area. RAB-6 Commander Lt Col Mostak Ahmed, in a press conference on Friday, said on information, a team…

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…

PM Hasina tells BBC: Maybe US does not want me in power

report in Dhaka Tribune, May 17, 2023Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that the United States may not want her in power because it has banned Bangladesh’s special security forces. In an exclusive interview with Yalda Hakim of the BBC during her recent visit to the UK, the premier said due to the continued democracy in Bangladesh for the last 14 years, there has been extraordinary development in the country. She highlighted various issues including…

PM won’t be replaced, SLPP agreeable to National Government- Leader of the House

By Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, Apr 24, 2023Leader of the House, Prasanna Ranatunga, yesterday (23) said the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) wouldn’t replace incumbent Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.Responding to media queries, after paying a floral tribute at the Reggie Ranatunga memorial at Udugampola, Gampaha, the Urban Development and Housing Minister alleged that canard was spread by the Opposition. Gunawardena is the leader of the MEP, a constituent of the SLPP. The MEP…