KATHMANDU, April 23 -- President Ram Chandra Paudel has requested the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to take initiative for the release of Bipin Joshi, a Nepali student who went missing after the attack by Hamas in Israel on October 7.

According to the president's secretariat, he raised the issue of Bipin Joshi's release during a bilateral meeting held at the president's official residence, Sheetal Niwas, with the Emir of Qatar, who arrived in Nepal on Tuesday on a two-day state visit at his invitation.

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