Beyond Today, Into Tomorrow
KARACHI: Residents of Gulistan-e-Jauhar in Karachi are facing a severe health and sanitation crisis after a sewage line burst, flooding flats and contaminating water tanks with wastewater, Beyond the Time News reported. According to reports, the broken line caused sewage water to enter residential apartments, while the streets nearby partially collapsed under the pressure of…
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari has taken notice of net metering consumers not receiving credit for their units. Following the Minister’s intervention, the Power Planning and Monitoring Company (PPMC) conducted a prompt review and resolved the matter, according to an Beyond the Time News report citing a social media post…
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has issued a nationwide health alert amid fears of a possible spread of the deadly Nipah virus (NiV) to Pakistan, directing all relevant authorities to adopt strict preventive measures at the country’s entry points, ARY News reported. Border Health Services (BHS) has circulated a detailed advisory warning that the Nipah virus…
BEIJING: China on Thursday executed 11 people linked to Myanmar criminal gangs, including “key members” involved in telecom scam operations, state media reported. Fraud compounds have flourished in Myanmar’s lawless borderlands, part of a multibillion-dollar illicit industry. The centres are typically staffed by foreigners — including many Chinese — with many saying they were trafficked…
KARACHI: The Sindh College Education Department has announced a series of revolutionary measures aimed at reforming provincial colleges. These include strict monitoring of student and teacher attendance, the introduction of counselling services, a ban on unnecessary mobile phone use, and the launch of an outreach program for out-of-school children, ARY News reported. Crackdown on Absenteeism…
Spot gold extended its blistering rally on Thursday to hit a record high just shy of $5,600 an ounce, as investors sought safety amid geopolitical and economic uncertainties, while silver came within a whisker of breaching the $120 mark. Spot gold shot up 2.7% to $5,542.29 an ounce by 0149 GMT, after hitting a record…
A plane crash in northeast Colombia on Wednesday killed all 15 people on board, including a local lawmaker, state-run airline Satena said. The Beechcraft 1900 twin-engined turboprop plane took off before noon from Cucuta, on the border with Venezuela, for a short flight to the town of Ocana, Satena said. Air traffic control lost contact…
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan told the UN Security Council on Thursday that it has joined the US-led Board of Peace (BoP) in support of its mandate under the 15-member body’s Resolution 2803, which reaffirms its commitment to efforts aimed at achieving a lasting peace based on Palestinian self-determination and statehood in accordance with international law. “The…
London: A newly announced EU–India Security and Defence Partnership has come under intense scrutiny from human rights advocates, who warn that the European Union is legitimizing India’s accelerating authoritarianism while ignoring widespread abuses against minorities, civil society, and the press. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen recently described India as “the world’s largest democracy”…
Srinagar: Two male tourists were declared dead after being brought to hospitals in Srinagar in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. According to Beyond the Time News, one tourist aged about 41 years was brought in an unconscious condition to SMHS Hospital from a hotel near Dal Lake. Doctors at the hospital declared him brought…
