ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled that cruelty within marriage is not confined to physical violence but also includes psychological, verbal and emotional abuse, as well as behaviour that makes it impossible for a woman to live with dignity and safety in her home. In a detailed 17-page judgment authored by Justice Ayesha Malik, the…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted eight new working groups to rescue exports and industries from a complete “collapse” after several of his, mostly foreign-funded, economic plans failed to revive investment and growth. The groups, focusing on industrialisation, exports, taxation, transportation, dumping of cheaper foreign goods, and agriculture, were created after the nation’s leading…
486 outreach teams will visit homes, schools, remote areas to vaccinate children, targeting 736,366 total RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi DHA has finalised health teams and targets for the upcoming Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign, which will focus primarily on rural areas. The campaign will begin on November 17 and continue for 12 days. Children aged six months to…
Evidence indicates a network of officials who forge documents, fabricate signatures of officers, issue fake G-10 forms Pakistan Railways. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE LAHORE: A fake allotment scam has surfaced in Pakistan Railways, exposing corruption worth over Rs100 million involving the bogus allocation of more than 200 residential quarters in Lahore and Mughalpura. The Directorate General of…
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has implemented another condition of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by amending the powers of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). Under the new arrangement, the FBR will now only be responsible for tax collection, while tax policy formulation will no longer fall under its jurisdiction. According to sources, the government…
Afghan Taliban fighters patrol near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces in Afghanistan on October 15. Photo: Reuters LANDI KOTAL: Panic spread among residents of Bara’s Akakhel area in Khyber tribal district after a group of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists unexpectedly appeared at a…
KARACHI: Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has expressed serious concern that around 1.3 million children in Sindh are still engaged in forced labour, despite a significant 50 per cent reduction in child labour across the province between 1996 and 2024. The findings were revealed in the Sindh Child Labour Survey 2023-24, conducted by the provincial…
MANCHESTER: Ruben Amorim hailed Manchester United’s 4-2 win against Brighton on Saturday as a “more complete” performance than their impressive victory over Premier League champions Liverpool. After going eight games in all competitions without a goal following his close-season move from Wolves, Brazilian forward Matheus Cunha netted in the first half at Old Trafford to…
LONDON: Villarreal earned a 2-0 derby win at Valencia on Saturday to move into third place and keep the pressure on Real Madrid and Barcelona ahead of the Clasico. On Sunday, leaders Madrid host champions Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu. Gerard Moreno and Santi Comesana netted for Villarreal in an east coast derby clash at…
MILAN: Kevin de Bruyne injured himself hitting his fourth Serie A goal but Napoli went on to beat visiting Inter Milan 3-1 on Saturday, halting their slide and moving to the top of Serie A. AC Milan left the leadership door ajar when they drew with Pisa on Friday night to move onto 17 points….
