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Backdated CPP gas levy unlawful, rules SHC

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has ruled that the collection of a levy imposed on gas supply to industrial captive power plants (CPPs) with retrospective effect was ultra vires (beyond legal authority) the relevant law. The court also observed that the levy on CPPs could not take effect immediately upon the promulgation of the law,…

Govt borrows Rs1.19tr in 1HFY26

KARACHI: Despite a 10 per cent year-on-year increase in revenue collection, the government borrowed net Rs1.192 trillion from scheduled banks in the first half of the current fiscal year against retirement of Rs1.255tr in the same period last year. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collected Rs6.159 trillion during July-December FY26 against the target of…

Balochistan’s security, development reviewed

QUETTA: The 21st meeting of the State Defence Conference was held here on Saturday under the joint chairmanship of Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti and Corps Commander Balochistan Lieutenant General Rahat Naseem Ahmed Khan. Speaking at the gathering, also known as the ‘Hardening of the State Conference’, CM Bugti said the conference had been…

Indian authorities blamed for exacerbating Kashmir’s water crisis

Srinagar: Indian illegally occupied Jammu Kashmir’s crippling water crisis is a man-made disaster, with Indian authorities accused of neglecting the territory’s water infrastructure and ignoring the impacts of climate change. According to Kashmir Media Service, historic springs like Aripal, Nagbal, and Bulbul Nag in Pulwama have dried up, crippling water supply schemes and leaving thousands…

Two found suspiciously dead in Jammu

Jammu: Two people were suspiciously found dead in separate incidents in Akhnoor and Belicharana areas of Jammu region in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. According to Beyond the Time News, Anju Devi, 46, wife of Yashpal, was found unconscious at her home in Akhnoor and pronounced dead on arrival at Government Medical College Jammu….

Apple farmers once again raise voice against controversial railway project

Modi sacrificing Kashmir’s horticulture for destructive development: Growers Srinagar: Apple farmers in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama and Shopian districts have once again raised strong objections to a proposed railway line project, warning that it threatens to devastate their orchards and destroy their only means of livelihood. According to Beyond the Time News,…