INTERNATIONAL

Tuesday
July 21, 2026


Karachi Edition

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NEW DELHI: Activists and supporters of the Cockroach Janta Pai
Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged NEET exam irregularities, here on Monday. —AFP witephoto

ay | highest levels of govemment.

US accuses Cuba
of sweeping spy
campaign

WASHINGTON: The United arrests of Cuban intelligence an effort to! “tum America
States on Monday accused officers, including the “Cuban against itself.

Cuban spies of infiltrating the Five” who were convicted of . The report makes the
chil society groups latest downtum in. the Jong.
in Washington, a3 President in Florida in the 1900s, and fraught relationship.

Donald Trump pushes to end Ana Montes, who spied from —_ In 2015, then president

‘}| communist nue of the island a senior position within the Barack Obama attempted

while reviving antileftist rhet- Defense Intelligence Agency. a rapprochement with the
oxic at home,               « In more recent cases, Cuban government, hoping
‘The US State Department. State Department intelligence a more diplomatic approach

, | released a report containing analyst Walter Kendall Myers would yield better relations

little new information, but and former US ambassador to  after a half-century of hostil-
adding pressure on Cuba Bolivia Victor Manuel Rocha ity.
amid a campaign that has pled guilty in separate cases. Trump quickly restored a

H | seen Washington impose an to spying for the communist  hardline stance in 2017, and ~
J | effective oil embargo and country.

,                                     ‘on retuming to office in 2025
new sanctions while indict. Meanwhile, the US Central reinstated Cuba as a state
ing its former president, Raul  Inteligene Agency (CIA) and  sponsor of terrorism on his
Castro,                     Cuban exiles tried to assassi- first dayinoffice,

It comes as Trump eads  nate late Cuban preskientand =~ Last year, the US military
a revival of Cold Warstyle revolutionary leader Fidel overthrew Venezuelan pres-
thetoric portraying left-wing Castro more than 600 times, ident Nicolas Maduro — a
US political figures as acom- his ex-intelligence chief, long-time supporter of the
munist “menace” that must Fabian Escalante, once estt  Cuban government who pro-

becut out ‘likea cancer” The mated.
United States will vote in mid.

B | torm elections later this yar.

(CJP) take part in a protest demanding the resignation of India's Education


Philippine military
says China injured
sailor in sea clash

MANILA: The Philippine mili- statement said.

tary accused the China Coast © “The (Chinese) personnel
Guard of clubbing a Filipino reacted violently and aggres-
sailor with a baton on Mon- sively by striking a Philippine
day as they approached a Navy personnel on the head
grounded vessel that has long with a wooden baton, caus-
served as a Philippine gar- ing injury and damaging the
rison in the disputed South Navy rubber boat,” the state. | sai

tment said,

 Man arrested   London makes history
outside federal  with first-ever Nezabazi
 Nes in              competition
ew York:

“By Murtaza All Shah        “The organisers said the

NEW YORK: A man was
arrested on Monday after set- | LONDON: The firstever tent promote Pakistani culture and
ting off an incendiary device | pegging competition was held present a positive image of
outside of a building in New | in London, featuring more Pakistan to the wider work.
York that houses federal] than 100 pedigree horses and = Pakistan High Commis-
immigration offices, officials | riders from across the Uniled sion’s Press Minister Ali

Kingdom and Pakistan,       Nawaz Malik attended the

The State Department.”
report alleged that Cuba “has

infiltrated the highest reaches
of the US government,
rectuited and cultivated gene
erations of American activists
(and) backed an unprece-
dented wave of left-wing ter-
rorksm on American soil,”

While the allegations
represent an escalation in
USCuba tensions, espionage
between the two countries
has long been nown.

Since the Cold War, the

competition was arranged to] US has made high-profile extremist. movements,”

vided subsitized energy to the
mis threatens takeover fland.
‘of Cuba.     -        ~~. Since then, the United
The report released States has threatened sanc-
Monday made sweeping — if tions on countries supplying
ureubstantiated = allegations oil to the land ~ effectively
that Cuba has cultivated rela imposing an enengy embanto
tionships with leftist groups. that has contributed to multi-
across the world and in ple fullscale blackouts across
the US to drive “overriding thecounty. ... ..
resentment and fundamental = Trump has repeatedly sig.
hatred of the United States naled that the Cuban govwm-
and the broader West.” ment could be next after Ven-
The State Department sald ezyels to fall to US pressure,
that the communist country and said in June that Wash-
had influcneed “a dispropor- ington would be “taking over”
Gonate share of America’s the Caribbean island, about 90
most famous and influential  miles (145 km) from Florida,
in “almost immediately.” —AFP.


Spanish PM visits.

ideo taken by witiesses

Several Pakistani ‘and event to support the promo-

China Sea,

News of the incldent    The China Coast Guard and published on social | Kashmiri Nezabazi groups tion of Pakistani culture. He
came Just hours after the sald in a statement that it had | media showed smoke billow-| travelled from Bradford, Bir- said “The Pakistan High Con
Philippine foreign ministry taken “reciprocal counter-] ing on the skiewalk outside of | mingham, Manchester and mission fully supported the

said the two countries’ top measures” and issued “verbal | the Manhaltan building.           other parts of the UK to par- competition and welcomed

Algeria after
diplomats would meet at a wamings"in response totwo] “This moming an individ-| licipate in the historic event, efforts to promote Pabistan's                                  a  V     Sahara  rift
regional summit in Manila rubber boats that were sent | ual deployed an incendiary | which took place at a rugby taditional sports and cultural

thisweck .. ..               from the grounded Philippine  device outside of 26 Federal | ground in Acton, At least 16 heritage in Britain, Children, | ALGIERS, Algeria: Span- 2022 when Spain backed Algeria, as well as migra-
The Philippines sald ‘in vessel,"                     Plaza in New York,” FBI leading riders travelled spe- adults and families have all|ish Prime Minister Pedro Morocco’s sovereignty tton issues and Western

a statement a Chinese rig- | “Disregarding repeated, | Director Kash Patel sald on X. | cially from Pakistan to com- conve to watch the event, It is / Sanchez said in Algiers on claim over Westom Sahara, Sahara,

id-hull inflatable boat cary clear warnings from our] “The individual is in custody.” | pete - mainly from Jhelum, especially encouraging to see | Monday that he sought to reversing its decades-long . “Sanchez said it was

ing eight men had circledand side, these boats rapidly] He said two minor inju-] MullanandPindL  ~           $0 many female riders taking | deepen ties with Algeria, neutral stance on the con- “essential Co strengthen the

taken photoes and video of approached the Chinese
the BRP Sierra Madre, which patrol boat in a dangerous
sits on Ube Nashpoint Second manner, altempting to enck-
Thomas Shoal in the Spratly  cleandramit,”  ‘the statement,
archipelago. «                         y sald,

China claims almost the The Philippine defence
entirety of the crucial water- department said in a sepa-
way despite an international rate statement the encoun:
ruling that its assertion has ter added “toa clear pattem
no legal basis, and has fre- of provocative and hostile
quently clashed with Philip: behaviour”  by the Chinese
pine vessels in the area.    coast guard. ~~
.. The latest clash in the | The Chinese statement
crucial waterway took place  ‘said that “the Philippine side
after two rubber boats were distorted the facts and falsely
sent to drive away the Chi- accused China in a complete
nese group, the Philippine reversal of the uth”, —AFP

ries were reported and the}. The event was organised part in tent pegging, a sport
FBI's Joint Terrorism Task  by British Pakistani entrepre- traditionally associated with
Force was investigating the | neurs Khwaja Bilal Hassanand men, Women's participation
incident.                :                   Ahsan Hussain, who brought {s a wry healthy and positive
Among the occupants of | together a diverse group of development, and the encour.
the buikting are immigration | Nezabazi enthusiasts from agervent they are receiving is
courts and the New York fickt | across the UK and Europe for impressive.”
office of Immigration and] the event. Several Sikh Nez- Yasmin Qureshi MP said:
Customs Enforcement (ICE), | abazi groups from London par- “It is wonderfull to. sce tent peg:
the agency responsible for| ticipated in theevent in tribute ging gaining popularity andthe

as the countries mend rela-

tions after a dispute over -

Westem Sahara,

Sanchez told report-
ers that the visit, @ first in
four years, held °particue
lar importance” for Spain,
which views Algeria as “not

flict over its former colony. political dialogue between
Spain’s shift had Spain and Algeria” and to
angered Algeria, which “build a mutually beneficial
backs the pro-indepen- economic partnership
dence Polisario Front in. Algeria had suspended
Western Sahara...      . & 2002 friendship treaty
Algeria’s President with Spain in 2022, recalled
Abdelmadjid Tebboune its ambassador and froze

only aneighbouring country said at the news conference banking operations linked
but also a strategic partner”, in Algiers that talks with to trade with Madrid after it

carrying out President Don-| to the ancient Punjabi sport, Pakistani community proudly | . The premier, who was Sanchez were “fnultful® and backed Morocco’s plan for
ald Trump’s sweeping immi-| 24 men’s