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Nepal PM holds first talks since protests with parties and 'Gen Z'

Newly-elected Prime Minister of Nepal’s interim government Sushila Karki (C) arrives at the National Trauma Center hospital to visit victims injured in clashes with security personnel, in Kathmandu on September 13, 2025. [AFP]

Nepal's interim leader has held the first talks between political parties and youth representatives since last month's deadly anti-corruption protests that toppled the previous government, officials said on Thursday.

"We have succeeded in creating an environment of cooperation and trust by ending the state of lack of dialogue," Prime Minister Sushila Karki, the former chief justice appointed as interim leader, said in a statement on social media.

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