SC administration has written its seventh letter

Kathmandu, Sept 13 - The Supreme Court administration has written its seventh letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, asking it to furnish a copy of the agreement between the government and the United Nations, on sending of Nepali troops on UN peacekeeping missions.
This time the court has warned the ministry with contempt of court proceedings if the latter declines to furnish the agreement before October 25. The court has sought the agreement to give its final verdict on a writ petition relating to the salary of UN peacekeepers in Nepal. The Foreign Ministry was earlier pulled up by the apex court for the latter's inaction and "lies" on its previous orders.
The writ petitioners, ex-armymen who served in UN missions at different times, have accused the government of depriving them of information regarding salary while serving on missions abroad. Besides, they have alleged that the government has been deducting unknown amounts from the salary for the Army Welfare Fund.
According to the court administration, the ministry has been evading its repeated orders by not sending the agreement. The Office of the Prime Minister, the Defense Ministry and the Royal Nepalese Army headquarters are among the defendants in the case.