“Nepal ex-chief justice Sushila Karki named as next PM –
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s former chief justice Sushila Karki has been appointed to lead the transition as the country’s next prime minister after deadly protests ousted the government, the president’s office said on Friday

Karki, 73, Nepal’s first woman chief justice, will be sworn into office later on Friday.The Himalayan nation of 30 million people was plunged into chaos this week after security forces tried to crush rallies by young anti-corruption protesters.

At least 51 people were killed in the worst violence since the end of a civil war and the abolition of the monarchy in
Nepal ex-chief justice Sushila Karki named as next PM
Nepal ex-chief justice Sushila Karki named as next PM
Nepal’s former Chief Justice Sushila Karki speaks with the media after meeting Doctor Govinda KC, who has been on a hunger strike to demand the government make reforms in the medical sector, in Kathmandu,

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s former chief justice Sushila Karki has been appointed to lead the transition as the country’s next prime minister after deadly protests ousted the government, the president’s office said on Friday (Sep 12).

Karki, 73, Nepal’s first woman chief justice, will be sworn into office later on Friday.

The Himalayan nation of 30 million people was plunged into chaos this week after security forces tried to crush rallies by young anti-corruption protesters.

At least 51 people were killed in the worst violence since the end of a civil war and the abolition of the monarchy in 2008.