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Expert raise concern over implementation of latest trade deal between Nepal, China

Kathmandu [Nepal], April 1 (ANI): Experts have raised concern over the implementation of the latest trade deal between Nepal and China as Beijing has been barring exports from Nepal for years for over two years citing COVID-19 restrictions. China has agreed to provide duty-free treatment to goods of Nepali origin covering 98 per cent tariff lines, reported The Kathmandu Post. The two countries exchanged letters on the preferential treatment besides signing other deals during the recent visit t

16 Apr, 2022

US State Dept report paints grim picture of human rights abuses in Pakistan

Citing numerous cases of extrajudicial killings, suppression of media freedom and highlighting ?pervasive corruption? in politics and the government, the US State Department report painted a grim picture of human rights abuses in Pakistan. Pakistan 2021 Human Rights Report released on Wednesday listed gross human rights violations committed against various groups, including journalists and there was no respect for civil liberties, according to the report. It noted that the law provides crimina

13 Apr, 2022

Occupy Galle Face protest reaches 8th day

By Easwaran Rutnam The Occupy Galle Face protest reached its 8th day today with more people joining calls for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to step down as President. A cross section of the society attended the protest today at Galle Face, including artistes. The #GoHomeGota protest was launched opposite the Presidential Secretariat last Saturday. The protesters began to stay at Galle Face since last Saturday with tents and portable toilets also being installed. The protest was launched over

16 Apr, 2022