Overview

• Negotiations between Gen Z representatives and senior military officials remain stuck over who should helm a transitional government, with names floated including Sushila Karki, Balendra Shah, Kulman Ghising and Harka Sampang.
• Some activists back Karki while others favor Ghising, and sources indicate Mayor Shah has expressed support for Karki, leaving no consensus on leadership.
• The Health Ministry reports 34 deaths, with 1,338 people receiving hospital treatment after this week’s unrest.
• Security forces are patrolling sensitive areas under extended curfews through Saturday morning, have disposed of eight IEDs in Banepa, and have recovered 97 weapons looted during the riots.
• Police report more than 15,000 inmates escaped from at least 25 prisons, with three more deaths in a Ramechhap clash Thursday taking prisoner fatalities since Tuesday to eight, as the Supreme Court readies limited operations Sunday and banks and immigration ease services.