by Krishana Prasain in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 12, 2023China has decided to reopen the Korala border point for both trade and travel movements from Monday onwards after a hiatus of four years since it was closed. Nepal shares a 1,400-km long border with Tibet along the Himalayan range. China allows trade and transit through six border points—Tatopani-Khasa, Rasuwa-Kerung, Yari (Humla)-Purang, Olangchung Gola-Riwu, Kimathanka-Riwu and Nechung (Mustang)-Lizi—for bilateral trade with Nepal. Korala is the fourth…
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by Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, September 28th, 2023LAHORE: With the PML-N’s supreme leader Nawaz Sharif scheduled to arrive in Pakistan in less than a month, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is set to reopen three cases against him linked to alleged illegal plot allotments and land acquisitions in Lahore, as well as a questionable share transfer in Chaudhry Sugar Mills. This move by NAB is based on a recent Supreme Court decision that struck down…
By Ashrafuddin Pirzada in The News, Sept 16, 2023LANDIKOTAL: Thousands of passengers and trucks carrying fresh fruits, vegetables and other commodities crossed the Torkham border on Friday as Pakistan reopened the crossing with Afghanistan after the 9-day closure, officials said. Pakistan had closed the border on September 6 after a dispute over construction near the border by the Afghan government that had led to an exchange of fire between the two sides. The Customs officials…
By Asim Yasin in The News, Sept 16, 2023ISLAMABAD: Around 2,000 NAB cases, including those at the reference, complaint verification, inquiry, and investigation level, are expected to be restored after the Supreme Court’s verdict in the NAB law amendments case on Friday. Cases against former president Asif Ali Zardari and six former prime ministers, including Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Shaukat Aziz, Yusuf Raza Gilani, Raja Pervez Ashraf, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Shehbaz Sharif, are expected to…
by Ibrahim Shinwari in Dawn, Sept 11th, 2023KHYBER: A meeting between Pakistani and Afghan border security officials to reach an agreement over the reopening of the Torkham border remained inconclusive on Sunday, according to officials. This was the first meeting between the two sides at the Zero Point after the border was closed on Wednesday following an exchange of fire. In the meeting, the Pakistani side was represented by Khyber Rifles Commandant Asim Kiyani, Lt…
By Asma Saayin in ToloNews, Aug 18, 2023 at 8:14 AMFemale students and teachers said they are worried that nothing was said about schools on the second anniversary of the Islamic Emirate’s takeover. Once again they emphasized their right to education and asked the current government to reopen academic institutions for girls as soon as possible. “Yesterday, I thought that maybe schools, universities, and many other places that were closed would open but they didn’t,”…