Anonymous sources in newspapers of June 23

South Asia Check / June 24, 2016

Kantipur report headlined “Govt needs to spent Rs 4 billion daily to meet development spending target” by Gokarna Awasthi and Krishna Acharya has quoted an unnamed official from the National Planning Commission.

Nagarik report headlined “Despite rising risks, lure of dollars attracts [Nepalis to Afghanistan]” by Surendra Paudel datelined Kathmandu has quoted an unnamed Nepali migrant worker.

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