Shinzo Abe assassination: Nepal to observe national mourning on July 9
The government of Nepal has decided to observe one-day national mourning on July 9 in honor of former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe who succumbed to bullet injuries on Friday.
A Cabinet meeting held today decided to observe the national mourning over the death of Abe tomorrow.
Abe died after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election in the Nara region on Friday.
He was rushed to a hospital but doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.
Abe (67) was the longest-serving leader of Japan before he resigned for health reasons in 2020.
Citizenship Bill withdrawn from Parliament
The government has withdrawn the Citizenship Bill from the Parliament on Friday.
The Nepal Citizenship (First Amendment) Bill 2075 presented by Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has been withdrawn from the House of Representatives.
The main opposition CPN-UML lawmakers protested against the proposal to withdraw the bill.
Minister Khand said that the Citizenship Bill will be presented again from the Cabinet meeting today itself.
The KP Sharma Oli government had registered the bill at the Parliament Secretariat on August 7, 2018.
CoAS Sharma, Indian envoy to Nepal Srivastava hold meeting
Chief of Army Staff Prabhuram Sharma and Indian ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava held a meeting at the Bhadrakali-based Jungiadda on Friday.
During the meeting, the duo discussed issues of mutual interest among others, read a statement issued by the Nepal Army.
Nepal Army said that this kind of meeting will help further strengthening the bilateral ties between the two countries.
After assuming office, ambassador Srivastava has already paid courtesy calls on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka and leaders of major political parties.
Ex-leader Shinzo Abe fatally shot in shock Japan attack
Japan’s NHK television says former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot during a campaign speech, Associated Press reported.
Abe was shot from behind minutes after he started his speech Friday in Nara in western Japan. He was airlifted to a hospital for emergency treatment but was not breathing and his heart had stopped. He was pronounced dead later at the hospital.
The 67-year-old Abe was Japan’s longest-serving leader before stepping down for health reasons in 2020, according to Associated Press.
Police arrested the suspected gunman at the scene of the attack, which shocked people in a country known as one of the world’s safest.
