Beyond Today, Into Tomorrow
• Decree declares Kurdish a ‘national language’ of Syria • US envoy meets head of Syrian Kurdish forces in Iraq DEIR HAFER/ERBIL: Syria’s army said on Saturday that its forces had taken control of swathes of the region east of Aleppo city after Kurdish forces agreed to withdraw following recent clashes. The advance comes a…
LONDON: UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday deplored a host of “powerful forces lining up to undermine global cooperation” in a London speech marking the 80th anniversary of the first UN General Assembly. Guterres, whose term as secretary general ends on Dec 31 this year, delivered the warning at the Methodist Central Hall in London,…
ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik has formally invited global stakeholders to participate in the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum to be held in April. He is currently representing Pakistan at the Future Minerals Forum (FMF) in Riyadh, where he participated in high-level discussions showcasing Pakistan’s immense mineral potential to the world. The minister took part…
ISLAMABAD: The upstream oil and gas exploration and production companies have lodged a strong protest against the state-owned Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd and Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Ltd for defaulting on more than Rs1.5 trillion in overdue payments. Pakistan Petroleum Exploration and Production Companies Association (PPEPCA), in a letter to the Petroleum Division, said…
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,…
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…
LAHORE: Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Saturday said that consultations are held within the party, but the final decision rests with PML-N President Nawaz Sharif. Speaking to the media at the Lahore High Court, Mr Tarar said the Constitution and the law clearly prescribe the procedure for the appointment of the opposition leader….
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…
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has notified the appointment of three additional judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) as permanent judges. They are likely to take oath on Monday. The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Jan 12 recommended the confirmation of these judges, and their oath-taking was planned for the following day. However, the…
• Newly appointed NA opposition leader terms preventing Imran from meeting his family a violation of fundamental rights • Urges political parties to decide whether ‘voice of majority’ or ‘undemocratic forces’ will be supreme SANN (Jamshoro): The leader of the country’s main opposition alliance believes that there can only be talks if the other side…
