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DPM Pokhrel assigned to look after PM's portfolio



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Kathmandu, Oct 24: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has Thursday assigned Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Ishwor Pokhrel to handle the daily administrative functions carried out by the Prime Minister during the absence of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
Prime Minister Oli left for Baku of Azerbaijan today, leading a Nepali delegation to attend the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) member nations.
The President assigned the responsibility to Deputy Prime Minister Pokhrel on the recommendation of the Prime Minister in accordance with the Constitution of Nepal, the Office of the President stated in a communiqué today.