Beyond Today, Into Tomorrow
LAHORE: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday expressed deep sorrow and grief over the loss of precious lives in separate traffic accidents near Sargodha and Ormara. In a statement, the prime minister offered prayers for the eternal peace and elevation of ranks of the deceased and extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. He…
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari Saturday expressed grief over tragic traffic accidents in Sargodha and Ormara. In a statement, he said he was deeply saddened over loss of precious lives in accidents due to heavy fog in Sargodha and Ormara. Read more: https://beyondthetimenews.com/three-permanent-judges-of-ihc-notified/ He condoled with the families of the deceased and prayed for speedy recovery…
WASHINGTON: A US judge on Friday restricted federal agents from interfering with peaceful protesters in Minnesota, ordering immigration agents to dial back aggressive tactics shortly after President Donald Trump said there was no immediate need to invoke the Insurrection Act regarding the demonstrations. US District Judge Katherine Menendez barred the detention or arrest of peaceful…
Srinagar: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian forces arrested three Kashmiri youth during a cordon-and-search operation in Chadoora area of Budgam district. According to Beyond the Time News, the detainees, all residents of Mouchwa village, were apprehended by Indian police and 53 Rashtriya Rifles of the Indian army. Authorities claimed that rounds of…
KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban government said on Saturday its goal was “to help all malnourished children and mothers”, after the United Nations warned that millions would experience acute malnutrition this year. The World Food Programme’s Afghanistan director John Aylieff said this week that five million women and children would experience life-threatening malnutrition in a worsening crisis…
• 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,…
