PAKISTAN
PPP, MQM, PTI to work for Karachi uplift after prodding: DAWN
Intervention from the highest level of the establishment over the issue of Karachi has yielded positive results as the city’s three stakeholders — Pakistan Peoples Party, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan — have agreed to take joint measures for the betterment of the country’s commercial capital. Click here to read....
AFGHANISTAN
Govt Seeks Intl Consensus on Prisoner Release: Atmar: TOLO News
The Afghan government is working on plans to remove problems in the way of peace, Acting Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar said Sunday, pledging that the challenges will be addressed in near future. Atmar, who addressed a press conference in Kabul, said the Loya Jirga, the grand council, put five conditions on the Taliban besides approving the release of 400 of their prisoners, but, according to him, the Taliban has not met these conditions so far Click here to read....
BANGLADESH
BSF guns down Bangladeshi on Chapainawabganj border: Dhaka Tribune
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has shot a Bangladesh national dead after he entered their territory nearby Shingnagar border in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj. The incident took place around 8:30pm on Sunday. The deceased is Sumon, 22, a resident of Morolpara village under Monakosha union in the upazila. Shahadat Hossain Khurrum, chairman of Monakosha union parishad (UP), said a group of people including Sumon, went to India nearby demarcation pillar number 179 to bring cattle heads. Click here to read....
NEPAL
In bid to manage party conflict, Oli plans Cabinet reshuffle as part of larger deal with Dahal: The Kathmandu Post
After weeks of wrangling, ruling Nepal Communist Party chairs KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal appear to have reached a tactical understanding, and to manage the ongoing conflict a Cabinet reshuffle is on the cards as part of a “package deal”. The ruling party, for the past few months, has been in a crisis with the faction led by Dahal, backed by senior leaders Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhala Nath Khanal, demanding Oli’s resignation both as party chair and prime minister. Click here to read....
SRI LANKA
Will hand over party to young leader after PC polls: Ranil: Daily Mirror
UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said the party will be handed over to a young leader after the provincial council elections, while a new mechanism will be created initially where the younger members could play a major role in the party. Mr. Wickremesinghe who was speaking at a luncheon meeting at party headquarters Sirikotha on Saturday with the candidates who contested the general election said, the new mechanism will help the younger members to play a major role in the party. Click here to read....
