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Expelled Pak. diplomat leaves Nepal

KATHMANDU, APRIL 14. The Pakistani diplomat, expelled yesterday from Nepal after being found in possession of powerful explosives, left for home today, officials said.

The Pakistan embassy's First Secretary, Mr. Mohammad Arshad Cheema, and his wife, Ms. Rubina Cheema, were detained on Thursday at a rented house in Kathmandu. Mr. Cheema was arrested for possessing 16 kg of explosives.

``Mr. Cheema and his wife left for Pakistan today late afternoon on board the Pakistan International Airlines,'' a Home Ministry official said. He was escorted to the airport by police.

- AFP

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