by Khaleeq Kiani in Dawn, Sept 29th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is seeking around $11bn in bilateral support from China and Saudi Arabia as the caretakers push for expanding the tax net effectively to retail, agricultural and real estate sectors while continuing a crackdown on illegal currency movements to fill external and domestic resource gaps so that the IMF programme remains on track to ensure economic stability until an elected government takes power. This was part of…
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Report in The Nation, Sept 28, 2023ISLAMABAD – Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar said that Pakistan was focusing on its own interests without choosing sides in the great power competition, and that the West was “over-obsessed” with efforts to contain China. The prime minister, in an interview with Washington Post during his visit to New York to attend the 78th United Nations General Assembly session published on Wednesday, said Pakistan intended to stay “neutral”…
report in The Daily Star, Sept 23, 2023Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said there is no scope now for anyone to grab power illegally in Bangladesh and the violators have to face the music. “If anyone comes to power, creating trouble and violating the constitution, then s/he will face punishment. It should not be forgotten,” she said. The prime minister made the remarks while addressing a press conference at Bangladesh Permanent Mission in UN in…
report in The Daily Star, Sept 23, 2023Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said there is no scope now for anyone to grab power illegally in Bangladesh and the violators have to face the music. “If anyone comes to power, creating trouble and violating the constitution, then s/he will face punishment. It should not be forgotten,” she said. The prime minister made the remarks while addressing a press conference at Bangladesh Permanent Mission in UN in…
By Nazir Shinwari in ToloNews, Sept 18, 2023 at 8:50 PMThe Ministry of Information and Culture said that nearly 30 media organizations have been established since the Islamic Emirate came to power. The MoIC said that efforts are underway to increase efforts to solve the challenges of the media across the country. “After the Islamic Emirate came to power, between 25 to 30 various media organizations resumed their activities. Most of them are radio stations…
by Shi Jiangtao in SCMP, Sept 16, 2023China’s new ambassador to Afghanistan, Zhao Xing, presented his credentials at a grand ceremony in Kabul on Wednesday, becoming the first foreign envoy to take up their post since the Taliban retook power in August 2021. While the Taliban – which has not been officially recognised by any foreign government – hailed Zhao’s arrival as “the beginning of a new chapter”, the Chinese foreign ministry sought to play…
report in The Island, Aug 31, 2023A meeting between the Permanent Resident Representative of the United Nations in Colombo Marc-Andre Franch, and the National People’s Power leader Comrade Anura Kumara Dissanayake, took place Tuesday (29) morning at the JVP head office. Edward Rees, Development Adviser and Resident Coordinator of the United Nations Sri Lanka Office, and Comrade Bimal Ratnayake, National Executive Member for the National People’s Power, were also present. The discussion centred around the…
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.…
By Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, June 19, 2023The Department of Forests in May agreed to give permission to the New Butwal-Bardaghat Transmission Line Project Office to cut 5,822 trees inside national and community forests in Nawalparasi (Susta West). The department’s move was in line with a Cabinet decision of December last year. On May 16, the project office submitted a request with the Department of Forests for signing an agreement, and subsequently…
by Dimuthu Attanayake in SCMP, Feb 24, 2023Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s plan to “fully” implement a long outstanding constitutional amendment, transferring more power to provincial authorities, has left critics sceptical amid widespread instability. While some politicians and analysts said the move could benefit the country, they have questioned Wickremesinghe’s motive in raising the issue as Sri Lanka’s political and economic turmoil continues, with millions living in dire straits amid soaring living costs. Professor Jayadeva…
By Nazir Shinwari in Tolo News, Feb 21, 2023 at 9:13 PMThe Ministry of Interior said that more than 80,000 drug addicts were collected from across the country after the Islamic Emirate swept into power. Speaking at a press conference in Kabul on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry’s spokesman, Abdul Nafay Takor, said that the over 5,000 people have been arrested on charges of being involved in drug dealing. He said that more than 200 drug…