KATHMANDU: Nepal has issued an arrest warrant for former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba for alleged corruption, officials said Thursday, making him the latest high-profile figure targeted by the new government. Deuba, 79, is abroad for medical treatment and said that &quot;an investigation on money laundering has been initiated against me and my family.&quot; He rejected the accusation of corruption. &quot;False propaganda is being spread concerning my family&#39;s property,&quot; he said in a statement on social media. Authorities also issued a warrant for Deuba&#39;s wife, former foreign minister Arzu Rana Deuba, court officials in Kathmandu told AFP, following a request from the Department of Money Laundering Investigation. Deuba said he and his wife were &quot;currently abroad for long-term medical treatment,&quot; without giving further details. Nepali media reported that the couple was recently in Singapore, and that police are seeking an Interpol notice. The warrants come a month after Prime Minister Balendra Shah, a 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician, won a landslide election victory on a platform of youth-driven political change, the first elections since a deadly September 2025. Deuba, who served five terms as prime minister, is a senior leader of the Nepali Congress party. &quot;My life has been an open book,&quot; he said. &quot;I have spent my entire life striving for the establishment of a democratic system of governance in Nepal.&quot; His tenure as party president ended in January, after younger members pushed for a leadership change. Last month, authorities arrested former prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli and ex-home minister Ramesh Lekhak for their alleged roles in the deadly crackdown on the anti-corruption protests in September. The youth-led uprising began in Kathmandu and was triggered by a brief social media ban. It spread countrywide the following day, fueled by longstanding frustration over corruption and economic hardship. Protesters set fire to the parliament building and offices, and eventually toppled the government. Deuba&#39;s home was among the buildings torched, and videos of protesters attacking the couple circulated widely online. Bundles of cash were reportedly discovered at the property. In his statement to the investigation commission on the protests, Deuba said that videos circulating on social media &quot;must be AI-generated.&quot; &quot;This is a conspiracy, although I do not know who is behind it,&quot; he said in his statement. The commission has recommended further investigation into the cash allegedly found at Deuba&#39;s home and other properties. Former energy minister Deepak Khadka was also arrested last month as part of a money laundering investigation.

Former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

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Warrants have been issued for Sher Bahadur Deuba and his wife over alleged corruption and money laundering, which they deny, amid a broader crackdown on former leaders.

Nepal issues arrest warrant for ex-PM Deuba in graft probe

NEW DELHI: Four Nepali citizens were among the 25 people killed in a fire at an Indian nightclub in the tourist resort region of Goa, officials said Monday, a day after <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/at-least-23-people-killed-in-india-nightclub-fire" style="color:#0073e6;">the blaze</a>. &ldquo;Deeply saddened by the Goa fire tragedy in which 25 people lost their lives yesterday, including four Nepali nationals,&rdquo; Nepal&#39;s ambassador Shankar P Sharma said in a statement. &quot;My heart goes out to the bereaved families, and I pray for the speedy recovery of those injured.&quot;<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1997854599861116985&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Fsections%2F&sessionId=c73c02addd9540fee59863fa09d7a66f070879da&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 368px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;"></iframe></div></div>The rest of the dead were Indian citizens, mainly the nightclub&#39;s staff, as well as holidaymakers from New Delhi. &lsquo;Electrical firecrackers&rsquo;The blaze broke out at a club in Arpora in the north of the coastal state, with officials reporting that &ldquo;electrical firecrackers&rdquo; had sparked the blaze. Most people died due to suffocation in the basement and kitchen area after wooden parts of the club caught fire. Goa&#39;s Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday said that four people had been arrested, and had ordered checks on other nightclubs in the former Portuguese colony. Fires are common in India due to poor building practices, overcrowding and a lack of adherence to safety regulations.

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Most people died due to suffocation after wooden parts of the club caught fire; fires are common in India due to poor building practices, overcrowding and a lack of adherence to safety regulations.

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