Headline: Sep 15, 2025 Sushila Karki Nepal First Female PM has officially assumed
the interim government position in Kathmandu after several weeks of bloody
protests, political resignation and unrest in the country. She became the first
woman to head the Himalayan nation when she was sworn into office by President
Ram Chandra Poudel at the presidential palace in Kathmandu September 12, 2025.
Three days (September 15, 2025) later she again reshuffled the cabinet bringing
in three reformist ministers who would stabilize the situation until new
elections due March 5, 2026.
Demonstrations Rock Kathmandu and Nepal.
The ascent to the top of power of Sushila Karki Nepal First
Female PM was achieved in the wake of a historic rebellion by the young
Generation Z members. Thousands of youthful protesters came out on the streets
of Kathmandu, Pokhara, and Biratnagar on September 7, 2025 to protest
censorship, corruption, and unemployment.
The fact that the government has decided to suppress social
media on a temporary basis caused anger, which soon turned into countrywide
protests. In response, security forces used aggressive methods and 72
individuals died and more than 2,100 injured on the first day of September
2025, according to Kathmandu hospital records. The law and order in Nepal was
weak as more than 12,500 prisoners broke free during prison riots in Biratnagar
and other cities.
The Rise of Sushila Karki
Sushila Karki was born in Biratnagar on June 7, 1952 and
began her career as a lawyer and only later entered the national limelight. She
graduated with political science and law at Tribhuvan university Kathmandu and
completed her studies at Banaras Hindu university Varanasi, India.
Karki made history first in July 2016, when she was
appointed Nepal’s first woman Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in Kathmandu,
and served in that capacity until June 2017. She built a reputation of being a
tough, unbiased voice known as the ruler of anti-corruption. In September 2025,
she has become history again as Sushila Karki Nepal First Female PM.
In Kathmandu, the Cabinet Appointments are made.
On September 15, 2025, at the Prime Minister office in
Kathmandu, Sushila Karki swore three persons in her interim cabinet:
Kulman Ghising Minister of Energy, who terminated the
notorious Kathmandu power blackouts.
Rameshwar Prasad Khanal Minister of Finance is reputed to be
fiscally prudent and anti-graft.
Om Prakash Aryal- Minister of Home Affairs, a law-reforming
lawyer, who has strong contacts in Pokhara civil rights groups.
These appointments were received positively in Kathmandu and
Pokhara, where the demonstrators had insisted on leaders with clean records.
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Cities Response to the public.
On September 15, 2025, in Kathmandu, people converged in
Durbar Square and raised flags and shouted anti-government slogans in favor of
the new Prime Minister. Lighting lamps and sharing sweets, people in the
hometown, Biratnagar, celebrated the birth of a local daughter to the top office
in the country. Meanwhile, students organized a peaceful demonstration in
Pokhara, with placards carrying the words Justice, Jobs, and Hope in her
support in her anti-corruption movement.
Initial Choices and Pledges.
The first decision of Sushila Karki made after assuming the
Prime Minister was on September 14, 2025, when she declared the martyrs of the
protests. The family of the dead in Kathmandu, Pokhara and Biratnagar will get
1 million rupees each, the injured will get free medical care and financial
support.
Speaking to the country at Kathmandu on September 15, 2025,
she told it:
I will not stay longer than six months in this office. The
case of my youths is in restoring peace, combating corruption, and delivering
free and fair elections on March 5, 2026.
Problems facing the Interim Government.
Restoring Law and Order
Violence in Kathmandu and Pokhara has seen roads blocked,
shops shut and government buildings burned. The first and foremost is to
restore normal life and respect civil rights. Protest Deaths: Research Question.
The families of the 72 victims in Kathmandu hospitals want
justice. The excessive use of force will have to be investigated by independent
commissions.
Controlling Corruption
As corruption in the past governments has been rife, the
citizens have high hopes that the interim government will witness transparency
and charge the culprits.
Restoring Confidence in the Establishments.
The credibility of courts, parliament and police is damaged,
so the reputation of Sushila Karki Nepal First Female PM as a former Chief
Justice is a positive hint.
Ensuring March 2026 Elections
It is already the countdown to March 5, 2026. Voter
registration programs are beginning in Kathmandu, Pokhara, and Biratnagar. The
final test of her government will be giving free and credible elections.
International Response
India:
India was pleased with the appointment of Karki,pointing to her association with Banaras Hindu University.
China:
Beijing encouraged stability as Nepal is a strategic
location.
United Nations:
The United Nations sent a human rights
mission to Kathmandu on September 15, 2025, which was to assist in transitional
justice.
The Otherness of a First Female Leader.
Karki Nepal First Female PM appointment has motivated women
and youth in Nepal. Student activist Maya Shrestha in Pokhara stated:
We get to see, the first such leader who does not belong to
the old political games. She represents integrity.”
Local newspapers in Biratnagar identified her as a daughter
of the soil who has emerged in a small city, to the top office.
Looking Ahead to March 2026
When Kathmandu goes to the polls in March 2026, the citizens
of Nepal will evaluate the six-month interim government on its ability to
restore stability, deal with corruption, and deliver justice to victims of the
protest by Kathmandu Valley.
Her government has a limited time on its hands yet it is
expected to perform. Victory might solidify her position as the first female
Prime Minister in Nepal as well as a reformist leader who restored dignity to a
nation injured. Loss would further divide Kathmandu and other parts.
Conclusion
Nepal is in a crossroad, between Biratnagar and Kathmandu,
between Pokhara and the countryside. On September 12, 2025, when Sushila KarkiNepal First Female PM comes to power, this will be a milestone in the history
of democracy within the country. Her leadership will figure out whether Nepal
continues to move forward or plunge into chaos with 72 lives lost, thousands
injured and elections on the horizon.
In the meantime, the Nepal population is on the alert as
September 15, 2025 will mark the start of a new era of Nepalese history.
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