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All eyes on courts this week

report in The News, Nov 20, 2023ISLAMABAD: All eyes are on the courts during this week as the Supreme Court (SC) and Islamabad High Court (IHC) are set to hear most important cases from today (Monday). IHC Chief Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Mian Gul Hasan Aurangzeb will hear the appeal against the sentence of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on November 21 (Tuesday) in the special bench of the IHC. Nawaz Sharif spent 10…

Number of Deported Refugees from Iran Has Doubled: Official

Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 06, 2023 at 8:28 PMOfficials at Herat’s Islam Qala crossing said that the number of refugees being deported from Iran has recently doubled—over 20,000 Afghans returned within one week. The officials said that approximately 4,000 Afghan refugees have returned from Iran through Islam Qala port each day. “The difference between Pakistan and Iran is that Pakistan has announced to expel the Afghan refugees but Iran is doing deportation in a…

Ruling parties reignite MCC dispute

by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Sept 6, 2023Leaders of ruling parties who ratified the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact last year have started disputing over the US aid a week after it entered the implementation phase. One of the ruling parties, the CPN (Unified Socialist), has even formed a separate panel led by its vice-chair to study if the compact “undermines Nepal’s sovereignty” in the course of project implementation. Also, a political…

Bangladesh’s rice acreage, production to drop

by Sohel Parvez in The Daily Star, Aug 27, 2023Land use for rice cultivation in Bangladesh is likely to decline in marketing year (MY) 2023-24, which began on May, forecasted the US Department of Agriculture at the end of last week. The late arrival of monsoon rains and a heatwave during the Aus season may result in rice cultivation area being 1.7 percent lower to 1.16 crore (one crore = 10 million) hectares of land…

Afghan female YouTuber killed in Kabul

report in Khaama Press, Aug 25, 2023On Thursday, the Taliban officially confirmed the death of Hoora Sadat, an Afghan YouTuber, who was killed in Kabul earlier this week. Khalid Zadran, a spokesperson for the Taliban, said on a social media platform X that the incident occurred three days ago in the Kabul district. Zadran revealed that authorities have apprehended two individuals, one woman, in connection with the incident. The Taliban official also added that the…

Several MPs to form new group next week

by Yohan Perera in Daily Mirror online, August 17, 2023 at 12:43 pmA group of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MPs together with MPs from other parties have initiated new moves to bring Members of Parliament of all parties to form a joint group to ensure economic justice, the Daily Mirror reliably learned. These MPs have decided to call the group the “MPs Guild for Economic Justice”. The SJB MPs who are to form this group…