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PAKISTAN | Senate committee to review acts passed by parliament
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ISLAMABAD: The Senate is set to form a new committee to review all acts passed by the parliament and suggest framing of rules necessary for their implementation and to see if the existing rules are in accordance with the spirit of the law.
Published in Dawn on December 28, 2015
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PAKISTAN | SHC siege: IGP, top police officers indicted for contempt
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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday formally indicted Sindh Police Inspector General (IGP) Ghulam Hyder Jamali and other senior police officers in a contempt of court case.
Published in Dawn on December 22, 2015
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BANGLADESH | RAB yet to launch further investigation despite court order
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Twenty days have passed after the court’s direction, but the elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB 7) is yet to start the further investigation over the much-talked about cocaine haul case.
Published in Dhaka Tribune on December 28, 2015
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NEPAL | Supreme Court show cause notice to CIAA
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KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court on Sunday issued a show cause notice to the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority and other defendants in a writ petition filed by Chairman of Sajha Yatayat Kanak Mani Dixit demanding order against the investigation into his property.
Published The Himalayan Times on December 28, 2015
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NEPAL | House meeting continues amid protests from UDMF lawmakers
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SRI LANKA | Hirunika Vicious cycle of sinister system
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Ms Premachandra had both lineage and fighting spirits (And of course, the looks). That she kept fighting for the justice for her father, who was gunned down in an election related quarrel several years back in Kolonnawa gave local voters confidence that she was not just another dumb-bimbo.
Published Daily Mirror on December 27, 2015
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SRI LANKA | Assassination plot on Yameen: 3 arrested besides SL sniper
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Three Maldivians have been arrested over the recent assassination plot on the Maldives President Abdulla Yameen, that involved a sniper brought into Maldives from Sri Lanka, police announced Sunday, Haveeru Online reported.
Published Daily Mirror on December 27, 2015
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AFGHANISTAN | Afghan repatriates, IDPs need urgent support
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Releasing a report, the AIHRC has expressed concern over increased number of repatriates and IDPs in the country. Chairwoman of AIHRC, Sima Samar who was addressing a media gathering here the other day said, “In 2009, the number of IDPs was 420665, but in August of 2015 this number increased to 1257552.
Published The Kabul Times on December 22, 2015
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AFGHANISTAN | Danesh says law can provide stability
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Second Vice President, Sarwar Danesh said on Sunday that the law is made and enforced to provide stability in the relevant affairs.The Bakhtar News Agency reported that in the session of the Law Committee, Danesh said that sudden amendments in the laws and the law enforcement system cause the loss of those who observe the law. He asked the government organs particularly the in charge ones to pay attention to the origin of the stability in the law enforcement system.
Published The Kabul Times on December 28, 2015
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INDIA | Poverty makes couple give up their sickly infant for adoption
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Driven by poverty, a couple recently handed over their infant son to a childless couple – only to have local residents complain to the police that he was sold off to them. While officers ruled out any monetary transaction in this regard, they returned the child to its biological parents on Friday because the adoption procedure was allegedly illegal.
Published Hindustan Times on December 28, 2015
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