by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in The Gurdian, De 24, 2023 at 06.00 GMTAccusations are growing that the former Sri Lankan government, led by strongman president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, blocked an investigation into the country’s worst terrorist attack amid claims that they had helped orchestrate the blasts in order to return to power. In the attacks on Easter Sunday in 2019, six suicide bombers targeted churches and luxury hotels across the country, killing 269 people, including eight British…
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report in The News, Dec 18, 2023Functioning as a security state, Pakistan has long formulated its foreign policy choices based on security needs and the aspiration to establish itself as a hard military power, says a report by a US-based think tank. According to Middle East Institute’s report, the approach has allowed the military to play a leading role in shaping both domestic and foreign policy decisions, often overshadowing civilian institutions. However, with changing global…
report in The Daily Star, Dec 17, 2023Bangladesh Congress has threatened to withdraw all its 121 candidates from the electoral race alleging that the ruling Awami League wants to extend its stay in power by holding an election through sharing seats. Speaking at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity, party Chairman Kazi Rezaul Hossen yesterday said they do not want to be used as the ladder for any party’s route to power. Today is…
By Kelum Bandara in Daily Mirror, Dec 12, 2023Colombo, Dec.12 – In the wake of the organisations from countries such as Russia, China, Denmark and the United States proposing to invest in nuclear energy, Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Authority (SLAEA) has given the green light for nuke power, an official said. Russia which has already invested in nuclear power generation in Bangladesh and India in the region has shown a keener interest in putting up…
Report in The Nation, Dec 3, 2023QUETTA – Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said Saturday that if, God forbid, either the PML-N or the PTI comes to power as a result of February 8 general elections, they will destroy the country and the people through their politics of revenge. The PPP leader went on to say that it is not possible to run a similar campaign in 2024 as in the 2018…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 29, 2023 at 10:13 PMThe former Afghan president Hamid Karzai said that the international community should not seek the forcible removal of the current government of Afghanistan from power, but encourage the Islamic Emirate to reform its policies through inter-Afghan dialogues. In an interview with Japanese media, Hamid Karzai asked the Islamic Emirate to immediately allow education for girls, and this could be a step towards “legitimate government” and the…
report in Business Recorder, November 26, 2023SIALKOT: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said the PTI chairman didn’t come into power on his own as he was ‘promoted’ to the office, adding that those behind imposing him on Pakistan were equally responsible for the current state of affairs of the nation. Addressing a PML-N workers’ convention here, he questioned how a country could be managed when the prime ministers are removed, arbitrarily.…
report in The Express Tribune, Oct 31st, 2023.KARACHI: The return of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has sparked conversations between the PML-N and the MQM-P to explore the possibilities of collaboration as political parties jockey for power ahead of the elections. MQM-P Convener Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui announced on Monday that his party’s delegation is scheduled to meet with Nawaz Sharif and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif in the near future. The formal contacts between Dr…
Report in Business Recorder, Oct 21, 2023LAHORE: All is set for the return of PML-N supremo to the country and a big power show of the party at Minar-e-Pakistan on Saturday (today). Nawaz Sharif, who is in Dubai, will travel to Pakistan in a charter plane on Saturday. He would reach Lahore Fort through a helicopter to attend the PML-N public meeting at Minar-e-Pakistan. The PML-N supremo is returning to the country after ending his…
report in Nepalnews.com, Oct 15, 2023Unorganized, and weak political parties and leaders are blamed for rising corruption in Nepal. According to a report entitled ‘Corruption Reflection Nepal, 2023’ unveiled by the Alternative Foundation here on Saturday, corruption prevails in several forms in Nepal and the main forms are bribery, embezzlement, fraud, and extortion and abuse of power, nepotism, and favoritism are deeply rooted in Nepalese culture, back-supporting corruption. According to the findings of the study,…