Pro-conquest film fuels debate in Mexico over colonial legacy – World
MEXICO CITY: A Spanish documentary extolling the virtues of the country’s conquest of the Americas now showing in Mexico has added fuel to a politically charged debate over the legacy of colonialism. “Hispanic America: A Song of Life and Hope” by Spanish director Jose Luis Lopez-Linares claims to offer “a new vision” of the colonial […]
Nicaragua breaks diplomatic relations with Israel – World
Managua: Nicaragua is breaking off diplomatic relations with Israel, the Central American nation said on Friday, calling the Israeli government “fascist” and “genocidal.” Nicaragua’s government, in a statement, said the break in relations was due to Israel’s attacks on Palestinian territories. The nation’s congress had, earlier in the day, passed a resolution requesting Nicaragua take […]
Poland to suspend right to asylum after border tensions – Pakistan
WARSAW: Poland plans to temporarily suspend the right to asylum as part of a strategy to limit illegal migration amidst tensions with Belarus, which Warsaw accuses of channelling migrants across its border. “One of the elements of the migration strategy will be the temporary territorial suspension of the right to asylum,” Prime Minister Donald Tusk […]
Navalny wrote he knew he would die in prison in new memoir – World
NEW YORK: Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who was President Vladimir Putin’s top political opponent before his death in February, believed he would die in prison, according to his posthumous memoir which will be released on October 22. The New Yorker published excerpts from the book, featuring writing from Navalny’s prison diary and earlier. “I will […]
Manzoor Pashteen vows to continue fighting for Pakhtun rights – Pakistan
KHYBER: Unlike Friday’s chaotic situation, the second day of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement’s jirga in Jamrud tehsil here on Saturday was more organised, with essential amenities provided to participants. Leaders of mainstream political parties showed up in large numbers. The organisers put up 60 enclosures for attendees from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan overnight after the […]
Analysis: Interpreting the ‘illusory’ inflation index – Pakistan
Irfan Khan ECONOMIC jargon can occasionally confuse people, and, as in most other countries, politicians in Pakistan are also given to simplifying difficult statistics — often out of context — to paint a misleading picture. For many of us, a similar situation occurred following the release of the average monthly inflation rate for September, which […]
UK’s flagship investment summit suffers bumpy build-up – World
LONDON: The UK government hosts international business leaders on Monday to try and secure much-needed investment for Britain but the build-up has been chaotic with a major firm reportedly threatening to shelve a project. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the leader of the new Labour government, hopes the International Investment Summit in London will show the […]
Assemblers plan rolling out EVs, plug-in hybrids – Pakistan
KARACHI: In contrast to the introduction of the eagerly awaited locally assembled petrol-driven 660cc Suzuki Every Saturday after the discontinuation of the iconic Bolan, several new and existing players gear up to launch locally assembled plug-in hybrid and pure electric vehicles, including motorcycles. MG Pakistan is all set to launch MG HS Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle […]
Govt equates PTI’s protest call with ‘terrorism’ – Pakistan
• Asif says full force of state will be used to foil ‘agenda of chaos’• Ahsan, Talal term protest conspiracy against state• PTI, Taliban two sides of the same coin, says Azma• Punjab imposes Section 144 in five more districts ISLAMABAD: The government officials on Saturday lashed out at the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) for its […]
Death penalty awarded to Gujjar Khan suspect for blasphemy, cybercrime – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: A special court has handed death sentence and life imprisonment to a resident of Gujjar Khan on charges of blasphemy and cybercrime. The case highlights the intersection of blasphemy laws and cybercrime legislation in the country, as the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) is being increasingly used to deal with offences committed through […]