Section: Pakistan Today (Pakistan)
US forces staying put
At Penpoint Downing airliner while taking revenge created a mess for Iran The downing of a Ukrainian airliner as it took off from Tehran airport, the same day as Iranian missiles hit Iraqi air bases housing US forces, was first strenuously denied by the Iranian government, but on Sunday it admitted that the downing was the result of Iranian air...
Moldova anthem blunder mars ATP Cup in Australia
ATP Cup organisers were left red-faced on Friday by playing the wrong national anthem for a player from Moldova, a small landlocked country in eastern Europe. The embarrassing gaffe occurred ahead of the opening singles tie in Sydney of the heavily-promoted new team event as Moldova’s Alexander Cozbinov faced Belgium’s Steve Darcis....
Condoning bad behaviour
What is happening in the USA? AT PENPOINT People in Pakistan do not see President Donald J, Trump as having done anything wrong, even if he did what he is supposed to have done. Isn’t that what politicians do, after all? Isn’t that what Prime Minister Imran Khan is doing, using state machinery to do down political opponents in the...
Endangering the constitution
How purity can prove a barrier AT PENPOINT It would be Prime Minister Imran Khan’s stubborn resistance against suspected corrupt elements, and his refusal to consult with the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly that is preventing the filling of the vacancies arising on the Election Commission of Pakistan, and is thus on the...
France and goal-getters England join Euro 2020 big guns
PARIS: The Euro 2020 line-up began to take shape after big-hitters France and England qualified for next year’s finals alongside Turkey and the Czech Republic. World champions France reached the tournament without having to kick a ball thanks to Turkey sealing their own qualification after a goalless draw with Iceland in the day’s...
House Democrats get a legal victory in impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON: A judge has ordered the Justice Department to give the House secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, handing a victory to Democrats as they gather evidence for the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. In a Friday ruling that also affirmed the legality of the...
Chaotic scene as Republicans disrupt impeachment deposition
WASHINGTON: Republicans briefly brought the Democrat-led impeachment investigation to a halt Wednesday when around two dozen GOP House members stormed into a closed-door deposition with a Defense Department official. Democrats said the move compromised national security because some of the Republicans brought electronic devices into a secure...
Mahathir stands by Kashmir comments despite India palm oil boycott
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday said he would not retract his criticism of New Delhi’s actions in occupied Kashmir despite Indian traders calling for an unprecedented boycott of Malaysian palm oil. The impasse could exacerbate what Mahathir described as a trade war between the world’s second-biggest...
After corruption allegations, Trump says G7 summit won’t be at his resort
MIAMI: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday the next G7 summit will not be at one of his own Florida golf clubs, reversing a decision that had sparked corruption accusations. Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney had announced the venue for the summit on Thursday, causing a firestorm among Trump’s Democratic opponents in...
India mulls banning Malaysian imports over Mahathir’s Kashmir statement
NEW DELHI: India is considering restricting imports of some products from Malaysia including palm oil, according to government and industry sources, in reaction to the Southeast Asian country’s leader criticising New Delhi for its actions in occupied Kashmir. India is looking for ways to limit palm oil imports and may place restrictions on...
