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…
ISLAMABAD:A women’s Kashmir conference was held in Islamabad today, where Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Azad Jammu and Kashmir (Pakistan Circle) Raja Fazal Hussain Tabassum emphasized that organizing the freedom movement of Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir on every front is and will remain the organization’s top priority. Addressing the conference, Raja Fazal Hussain Tabassum paid rich tribute to…
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….
LAHORE: Different student organisations from public and private sector educational institutions on Saturday announced holding student solidarity marches across the country on Feb 12. Progressive Students Collective (PSC) Central General Secretary Iqbal Khan, The Students’ Herald Chief Editor Qazi Shehryar, PSC Spokesperson Sara Ali, PSC Information Secretary Sher Ali, former vice president Ali Raza, and…
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…