By Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 03, 2023With the Supreme Court’s mandamus order to revoke the presidential pardon granted to convicted murderer Yograj Dhakal, aka Regal, a moral and political question has arisen for the Office of the President and the government. On the recommendation of the Cabinet, President Ramchandra Paudel on the eve of the 8th Constitution Day on September 19 had pardoned the remaining jail terms of 670 convicts, including Dhakal.…
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By Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 14, 2023The Millennium Challenge Account Nepal (MCA-Nepal) has cancelled all the bids it received for the construction of a 315-km 400kV transmission line, marking a major setback in implementing the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact. It was compelled to take the decision after all the bidders quoted prices higher than the estimated cost of the project. MCA-Nepal, a special purpose vehicle set up for implementing the…
report in The Sunday Times, Aug 27, 2023…….. For opposition political parties represented in Parliament, the preoccupation appears to be preparing for a parliamentary election. Though there is no formal indication from President Ranil Wickremesinghe, their leaders do not want to take any chances. That it would take months rather than weeks is clear from President Wickremesinghe’s decision to implement the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. …… The latest round of talks came between the…
by Mateen Haider in The Nation, Mar 12, 2023Islamabad – Afghanistan which is a member of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation(SAARC) received a setback as the association skipped Afghanistan’s official from being made the next Secretary General of SAARC. Highly informed sources in the SAARC secretariat told The Nation that under SAARC charter and rules it was Afghanistan’s turn to nominate its diplomat for secretary General position. The reason which is given is the…
by Kamran Yousuf in The Express Tribune, Dec21, 2022ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is in a fix on the Afghan strategy after recent setbacks that have compelled critics and retired diplomats to call for a review of its policy towards the Afghan Taliban. Background discussions with the people dealing with the matter told The Express Tribune that despite apparent friction in ties with Kabul, Pakistan has no option but to seek engagement with the Afghan Taliban regime. The…