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Imran allowed to talk to sons by phone

By Khalid Iqbal in The News, Oct 19, 2023ISLAMABAD: Special Court Judge Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain Wednesday granted permission to former prime minister Imran Khan to communicate with his sons from prison. The court has directed the superintendent of Adiala Jail to facilitate a telephonic conversation through WhatsApp between Imran Khan and his sons, Qasim and Suleiman. During the hearing, the special court judge heard the petition seeking directives for the jail officials to allow the…

Prime Minister Dahal denies using children during Maoist insurgency

by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, July 25, 2023Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who chairs the CPN (Maoist Centre), the party that waged a decade-long people’s war, has refuted allegations that he used child combatants during the insurgency. Writing a response to a writ petition filed at the Supreme Court claiming that child combatants were used during the Maoist insurgency, Dahal refuted the allegations and said that no document of the peace process…

Ruling alliance to strike power-sharing deal only after Dahal secures trust vote

Report in The Kathmandu Post, March 8, 2023The much-awaited power-sharing deal among ruling parties will only be struck after Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal wins a vote of trust after the elections to the vice president scheduled for March 14. Since more parties are likely to join the eight-party alliance, the process of power-sharing deal will be delayed further, said party leaders. “The prime minister will seek a vote of trust in the House of…