Oil sector assured of PDC payment
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Wednesday assured the downstream petroleum industry…
Oil sector assured of PDC payment
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Wednesday assured the downstream petroleum industry that it would share a revised framework and implementation timeline for the settlement of long-pending price differential claims (PDCs), following a meeting with chief executives of oil marketing companies (OMCs). The meeting, chaired by Ogra’s new leadership, brought together chief…
Power restored to much of Cuba
. HAVANA: Power was restored to large parts of Cuba on Tuesday, a day after the third nationwide blackout in six months on the island, which is reeling from a severe economic crisis and US fuel blockade. Ten of the country’s 15 provinces had been reconnected to the grid by Tuesday afternoon, but the low…
PM to review law, order in Quetta
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will chair a high-level meeting in Quetta on Thursday (today) on the law-and-order situation in Balochistan during a daylong visit to the provincial capital, Express News reported. The prime minister will also preside over a meeting of the provincial Apex Committee. The meeting will review the overall law and order…
Uproar after fatal ICE shooting in Houston
Ronaldo Salgado, son of Mexican motorist Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was fatally shot by an ICE agent, reacts on the day of a press conference, in Houston, Texas. Photo: REUTERS HOUSTON: There were growing calls on Wednesday for an independent investigation into the fatal shooting of a man in Houston by a U.S. Immigration and…
Trump removes Syria from terror list
. ANKARA/WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Wednesday informed his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa that he had decided to remove the country from the US list of designated state sponsors of terrorism. “I promised to remove all barriers stopping you from rebuilding your country, and very soon, you will finally be able to do so,” Trump…
President visits Ata Beit Memorial Complex
. President Asif Ali Zardari and Kyrgyz Jogorku Kenesh Speaker Marlen Mamataliyev walk toward the Golden Yurt following their meeting in Bishkek. Photo: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari, during an official visit to the Kyrgyz Republic on Wednesday, paid tribute to the nation’s historical legacy. He also held a key meeting with Speaker of…
Kashmiris observe 10th death anniversary of Burhan Wani
. Young Kashmiris hold Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir flags at a rally commemorating Burhan Wani. Photo Express MUZZAFARABAD: A rally was held in Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s Muzaffarabad on Wednesday to commemorate the 10th martyrdom anniversary of Burhan Muzaffar Wani, drawing attendance from the leaders of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), government…
Security concerns hit investor confidence
Survey shows 71% of foreign firms rank law and order among top three business worries ISLAMABAD: Deteriorating security in Karachi and persistent challenges in Pakistan’s western regions are weighing on investor confidence and business operations, according to the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (OICCI) Security Survey 2026 released on Tuesday. The annual survey,…
Afridi urges PM to retain tax exemptions
QUETTA: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi has written a detailed letter to Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, strongly urging the federal government to defer its decision to withdraw tax exemptions for the merged districts and Malakand Division. In the letter, the Chief Minister described the move as a clear deviation from the commitments made…
Ring Road project wins judicial reprieve
LHC rules govt must honour approvals; restrains RDA from interfering with project RAWALPINDI: The Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi Bench has issued its detailed verdict against the proposed cancellation of a no-objection certificate (NOC) and demolition of construction on 102 kanals and 14 marlas of land linked to the controversy over issuance of an NOC for…
