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Rastriya Swatantra Party leader Sumana Shrestha has quit the party.

Shrestha, taking to social media, announced her departure from the party.

Before the dissolution of the Parliament, she was the lawmaker from the RSP.

Pakistan has conveyed heartfelt congratulations to Sushila Karki on her appointment as the Prime Minister of the interim government of Nepal.

Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif extended heartfelt congratulations to Karki on assuming the office of Prime Minister of Nepal and stated through the Pakistani Embassy here that he is eager to cooperate with PM Karki to further strengthen the relations between the two countries.

In his congratulatory message, the Pakistani Prime Minister also wished for peace and progress for the Nepali people.

China has congratulated Sushila Karki for her appointment to the post of Prime Minister of the Interim Government of Nepal.

The northern neighbor also expressed commitment to collaborate to further strengthen mutual relations.

China congratulated Prime Minister Karki in a response to a query of a journalist with the spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry of China regarding Karki's appointment as the Prime Minister. 

Stating that there has been a friendly-relation between China and Nepal for a long time, the Spokesperson mentioned that China would respect the path of development chosen by the Nepali people independently, according to the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu.

"We are ready to work with Nepal to promote the five principles of peaceful co-existence, to exchange and increase support in different sectors and further strengthen bilateral relations," shared the Chinese Embassy quoting the spokesperson.

The number of people who lost their lives during the Gen Z protests in Nepal reached 72.

According to Chief Secretary Ek Narayan Aryal, 59 protestors, 10 prisoners, and three security personnel were killed during the protests.

He said that 133 protesters and 57 security personnel, who were injured in the protests, are undergoing treatment at various hospitals.

He said that Prime Minister Sushila Karki has decided to provide free treatment to the injured, declare those who died in the protests as martyrs, and provide them with Rs 1 million each.

Aryal said that the government and private buildings in most of the districts have been vandalized.

Newly appointed Prime Minister Sushila Karki assumed office amidst a program in Singhadurbar on Sunday.

The Prime Minister's office has been set up in a new building of the Ministry of Home Affairs after the building of the Prime Minister's Office was set on fire during the Gen Z protests.

Prior to assuming the office, Prime Minister Karki visited the Martyrs' Memorial in Lainchaur and laid a wreath at the statue of the martyrs.

On the recommendation of the Gen Z representatives, President Ram Chandra Poudel appointed former Chief Justice Karki as Prime Minister in line with Article 61 of the Constitution.

Prime Minister Karki is preparing to form a small Cabinet.

Earlier on Saturday, Prime Minister Karki visited various hospitals to meet the people injured during the Gen Z protests.

Six bodies were found in Chuchhepati-based Bhatbhateni Supermarket.

The identities of the deceased are yet to be established.

The bodies were found while cleaning the supermarket building, which was destroyed by arson during the Gen Z protests.

District Police Office, Kathmandu spokesperson Apil Raj Bohara informed that six bodies were found inside the building.

According to him, the bodies have been sent to the Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital for postmortem.

The supermarket was completely destroyed by the fire.

Life in Kaski is limping back to normalcy following the unprecedented incidents of arson and vandalism during the Gen-Z movement.

Preparations have been started to partially operate the service delivered from the government agencies. After a cleanup, the offices are preparing to resume the public service delivery, said Kaski Chief District Officer Rudra Devi Sharma.

Informing that a meeting of the heads of offices in the district will be held today to decide further about bringing public service delivery into the normal condition, Sharma said.

Around 80 offices, including the Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers in Pokhara, which is also the capital of Gandaki Province, the Gandaki Province Assembly, District Administration Office, District Police Office, and other offices were vandalized and set ablaze during the movement.

With the lifting of the curfew and prohibitory order imposed in view of the security situation in the past few days, businesses and public transport in Pokhara have started operating as usual from Saturday.

Meanwhile, preparations are underway to reopen educational institutions.

As per the decision of the Pokhara Municipal Corporation Executive Committee meeting held on Saturday it has been decided to bring all schools in the metropolis into operation from September 17, shared Hem Prasad Acharya, Director of the Metropolis Education Division.

Five US F-35 fighter jets landed at the former Roosevelt Roads base in Puerto Rico, part of a military buildup ordered by President Donald Trump to support counter-drug operations in the Caribbean. The arrival follows visits by top Pentagon officials and comes alongside helicopters, Osprey aircraft, and transport planes, Reuters reported.

The move coincides with heightened friction with Venezuela. Washington recently sank a Venezuelan-flagged vessel it said was carrying narcotics, killing 11 people—a claim Caracas disputes. Venezuela also accused a US destroyer of illegally boarding a fishing boat.

While the Pentagon has not announced any shift in force posture, analysts see the F-35 deployment as both a counter-narcotics measure and a clear show of US resolve in the region, according to Reuters.