Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) A group of US lawmakers has warned that the collapse of trade negotiations with Canada and the imposition of 50 per cent tariffs will raise prices, disrupt cross-border businesses and deepen uncertainty in one of America’s most important economic relationships.
Ottawa, Aug 23 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a nationally televised address to outline Canada's position following the breakdown of trade talks with the United States, announcing that Ottawa's "dollar-for-dollar" retaliatory tariffs against $20 billion worth of American goods would take effect on September 8.
Tehran, Aug 23 (IANS) Iran's top security official Mohsen Rezaei warned that any country participating in the US economic war against Iran will be considered an "enemy" by Tehran.
Quetta, Aug 23 (IANS) Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) on Saturday strongly condemned the drone attack by Pakistani forces on civilians in Balochistan’s Mastung district that killed four people and injured three others, describing the incident as “state terrorism”.
Islamabad, Aug 22 (IANS) Pakistan's political identity has always contained a tension: It was created as a homeland for South Asian Muslims, yet emerged as a territorial state with borders, institutions and a constitutional order. That tension becomes sharper when examining radical Islamist organisations that place the religious community, or 'ummah', above the nation-state. It is important, however, not to confuse this ideological position with the views of Pakistan’s Muslim majority or mainstream religious scholars, many of whom reconcile Islamic identity with Pakistani citizenship and patriotism.
Dhaka, Aug 22 (IANS) Bangladesh’s prison system is struggling with severe overcrowding, with 75 prisons across the country having a combined capacity of 45,186 inmates but currently housing 98,233 — more than twice their designated capacity. Such inhuman living conditions amount to a violation of basic human rights and highlight the urgent need for reforms, a report has stated.
Islamabad, Aug 22 (IANS) Pakistan’s internal political and security situation has continued to deteriorate even as the country’s politico-security elites seek to project themselves as peacemakers in the ongoing Middle East crisis. With no signs of meaningful growth and development in the domestic economy, the country’s two provinces — Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, along with Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), remain deeply troubled, a report has stated.
Kabul, Aug 22 (IANS) Pakistan's forced deportation of Afghans are not merely a “humanitarian catastrophe” but a destabilising political and economic move with serious consequences, a report has stated.
Cairo, Aug 22 (IANS) The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement may validate China's rhetoric of multipolarity, but it also exposes the hollowness of its strategic substance. The post-American regional order Beijing advocated for the Middle East is taking shape without Chinese leadership, oversight or, potentially, even involvement, a report has stated.
Dhaka, Aug 22 (IANS) Bangladesh’s response to militancy in the two years since the ouster of the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024 has been marked by confusion, swinging between denial and exaggerated reactions. While the country's Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed publicly claimed that militancy “no longer exists in the country,” Bangladeshi police in recent months have flagged a surge in militant activities nationwide, a report has stated.
