Beyond Today, Into Tomorrow
Govt set to replace net metering system with net billing policy Solar electricity exported to grid to be credited at lower rate. Previously units imported and exported were balanced one-for-one. Got, Discos term it necessary to cover grid infrastructure costs. LAHORE: Marking a major policy shift with wide-ranging implications, the federal government has initiated the…
Dispute traces back to Oct 2016, when investors agreed to sell 66.4% of K-Electric to Shanghai Electric Power Company Saudi, Kuwaiti investors file $2bn arbitration against Pakistan. K-Electric investors launch $2bn case under UNCITRAL rules. Pakistan gets 60 days to appoint arbitrator in K-Electric dispute. In a shocking development, Saudi and Kuwaiti investors in K-Electric…
Iranian authorities say 2,427 people were declared martyrs, 690 categorised as terrorists and rioters Tehran shows charred buses, highlights destruction from unrest. Authorities praise security forces’ restraint during protest wave. Exiled royals urge continued protests, say there’s no turning back. Iran put the protest death toll at 3,117, terming the unrest “foreign-backed acts of terrorism”…
Foreign loans additional to IMF’s $1 billion lent to Pakistan under Extended Fund Facility $209.5m received under RSF as first IMF installment. Govt fails to launch any int’l bond during first half of FY 2025-26. Largest portion, $600m received from Saudi Arabia in as oil facility. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan obtained $4.5 billion in foreign loans from multilateral…
Babar Azam’s stint with Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League has come to an end after the franchise confirmed he has been recalled to join Pakistan’s national camp ahead of upcoming international fixtures. In a post on X, the Sixers said: “Babar Azam has been recalled to join Pakistan’s national camp ahead of upcoming…
ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) services are now accessible at more than 2,000 e-sahulat franchise locations across Pakistan. According to NADRA statement, citizens can renew their CNICs or apply for a replacement for lost identity cards at a franchise conveniently located near their home. For information on the nearest e-sahulat franchise, a…
Srinagar: An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier has died in Srinagar city of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). According to Beyond the Time News, the BSF man, identified as Ja Kishan of the 60th Battalion, suffered a suspected heart attack on Thursday at the BSF camp in the Panthachowk area of the…
#JournalismUnderAttackInIIOJK New Delhi: Strong reactions continue to emerge following the recent summoning of Srinagar-based journalists by Indian police in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). The Editors Guild of India (EGI) expressed concern over what it described as the “continued repression of legitimate journalistic activity,” while the Digipub News India Foundation condemned the…
Deadly inferno broke out at backside of building at 10:07pm, shows timeline Authorities probing the deadly inferno at Karachi’s Gul Plaza have prepared a detailed timeline with the help of closed-circuit television cameras (CCTV) footage, sources said on Thursday. The inferno that erupted on Saturday night has claimed at least 60 lives, with 88 people…
Police take swift action and seize “unlicenced” lioness besides arresting suspects within three hours An eight-year-old girl was injured after a pet lioness attacked her in Lahore’s Bhekewal Pind area, police said on Wednesday, adding that the animal’s owners were later arrested and the lioness recovered. The child suffered injuries to her leg and ear…
