KATHMANDU, Sept 12: CPN-UML General Secretary Shankar Pokharel is set to return to Nepal from China today, canceling all of his previously scheduled engagements.

Rajan Bhattarai, a UML Standing Committee Member and Head of the Foreign Affairs Department, attributed this sudden change in plans to the unexpected passing of Vice Chairman Subas Nembang within the party. Nembang succumbed to a sudden heart attack on Monday night. He was 70.

Pokharel, who had been leading a high-level delegation to China at the invitation of the Chinese Communist Party since September 3, will cut short his visit to attend party matters back home.

Bhattarai also confirmed that all members of the visiting delegation will follow suit and return today, as they already have their return tickets booked.

 
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