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The government has decided to form a four-member high-level probe commission to investigate the gold smuggling case.

The meeting has decided to form the commission under the headship of former High Court Chief Judge Dilliram Acharya.

Other members of the commission are Kishor Jung Karki of the Finance Ministry, Prem Raj Joshi of Home Ministry and former AIG Sahakul Thapa.

Earlier, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal had called an all-party meeting to discuss the gold smuggling case.

Following the all-party meeting, Prime Minister Dahal had summoned a Cabinet meeting.

The meeting has decided to form a high-level probe commission under the headship of former High Court Judge Acharya to investigate the recent gold smuggling case, Information and Communications Minister Rekha Sharma said.

The government is to form a high-level probe commission to investigate the gold smuggling case.

During a meeting of the nationally recognized parties held at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar on Sunday morning, consensus was reached on forming the commission.

The government expressed its readiness to form the commission as per the demand of opposition parties including the CPN-UML.

The commission, which will have the tenure of three months, will have three members.

UML Whip Mahesh Bartaula said that a three-member commission will be formed under the headship of the formerhigh court judge and will have a tenure of three months.

Meanwhile, the parties, on the occasion, also urged the government to roll back its decision to hike the price of petroleum products.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli held a meeting in Baluwatar on Sunday.

During the meeting, the duo discussed formation of a high-level probe commission to investigate the gold smuggling case.

It has been learnt that the meeting ended on a positive note.

The Prime Minister will be addressing the House of Representatives (HoR) session today and the announcement of the formation of the Commission was likely before the session commences.

It may be noted that the Department of Revenue Investigation (DRI) had on July 19 confiscated around 61 kilos of gold that was smuggled into the country via Tribhuvan International Airport.

According to UML whip Mahesh Bartaula, the meeting ended on a positive note and they were close to a consensus regarding the agenda and jurisdiction of the Commission.

Though the ruling and opposition parties earlier agreed to constitute the Commission, consensus on its agenda and jurisdictions was awaited.

The UML continues to obstruct the House following the confiscation of the gold, demanding the formation of a high-level probe commission to deal with the gold scam.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is currently on an official visit to China, held a bilateral meeting with Communist Party of China (CPC) Secretary of the Sichuan Province Wang Xiaohui-led Chinese delegation on Friday.

Communist Party of China (CPC) Secretary of the Sichuan Province

Recalling the high-level meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang and the agreements signed between the two countries, Prime Minister Dahal expressed his belief that the visit to Chongqing, Tibet and Sichuan and the meeting with party chiefs will be a new milestone in the implementation of the agreement and the development of a new and high-level relations between the two countries.

On the occasion, Secretary Wang expressed his belief that Dahal is a good friend of China and that Nepal-China relations will be developed on a new basis.

Wang said that they are committed to implement the agreements signed between Nepal and China.

Prime Minister Dahal-led delegation is scheduled to return home from Chengdu on Saturday.