By Nazir Shinwari in ToloNews, Feb 12, 2023 at 9:14 PMIslamic Emirate spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said that if someone has a criticism of the emir (leader), a person in charge, minister, deputy minister, or director—the Islamic ethic suggests that it is better to not denigrate him, and to respect his dignity. He made the remarks at a ceremony attended by university instructors. “The manner of criticism, in accordance with ethical guidelines, is that if someone…
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by Purushottam Poudel in The Kathmandu Post, January 24, 2023Since the formation of the Pushpa Kamal Dahal government in the last week of December, ministers seem to be competing with each other in giving directives to various departments. However, experts find no meaning in such directives other than publicity of the ministers’ actions. They say their on-the-spot instructions would not resolve any problem. The ministers should have a strong command at the policy level and…
by Kamal Ahmed in The Daily Star, Jan 5, 2023The writer is an independent journalist.As we enter 2023, there remains palpable anxiety and nervousness about the national political landscape. It is expected that the 12th parliamentary election will be held at the end of this year or early next year, thereby making everything in politics revolve around the issue of the national election. In a way, the ruling Awami League has already kicked off its…
by Arjun Poudel in The Kathmandu Post, Jan 2, 20223For the last one week, people seeking booster shots and second doses against Covid-19 vaccine have increased manifold at urban health clinics in Ward-1 of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City. Health workers serving in the clinic say that every day they get dozens of phone calls from the public, who are concerned about the news of risks and of another surge in infections. “The number of people…
by Haroon Rashid Siddiqi in The Express Tribune, Dec 13th, 2022.The writer is a retired professional based in Canada.Imran Khan was a flamboyant maverick in his hey days. Judging him now on the touchstone of moral turpitude is worse than a sin. The Islamabad High Court – serving a pre-admission notice on a petition against Imran Khan for not declaring/disclosing the existence of his daughter – is beyond an expression of reproval. Our societal norms…
by Purushottam Poudel in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 13, 2022.Nepali politicians often accuse foreign powers of meddling in the country’s internal affairs, but they seldom bother to furnish substantive evidence to back their allegations. This buttresses the public perception that such provocative statements are made just to divert public attention to cover up their own failures. CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Sunday accused foreign powers of meddling in federal and provincial elections…
A convicted murderer has become the first person executed in public since the Afghan Taliban retook control of the country in August 2021, confirming apprehensions that the group would eventually return to the same hardline interpretation of Islamic jurisprudence that made them international pariahs two decades ago. Since Taliban supreme leader’s order last month for courts to begin issuing punishments such as public executions, stoning, flogging and amputation of limbs, several cases of flogging and…
By MAHADIYA HAMZA in EconomyNext, Nov 15, 2022 at 7:30 pmSri Lanka’s budget experts raised concerns over higher defence allocation in 2023 budget and said the move gives wrong signal on rationalizing the public spending. President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his capacity as the finance minister presented 2023 budget in the parliament on Monday (14) which was expected to signal the policies needed to move out of the county’s economic crisis including hard reforms to satisfy…