Father can’t escape child support duties, LHC judge rules – Pakistan
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has ruled that a father cannot escape his continuing legal, moral and religious obligation to maintain his minor child through a private settlement, holding that a minor’s right to maintenance cannot be permanently waived or extinguished. Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani dismissed a petition filed by Akhtar Hussain Awan against concurrent […]
BUDGET 2026-27: Farmers look to budget with growing fears, fading hopes – Newspaper
PAKISTAN’S farmers are awaiting the next budget with growing fears and fading hopes. Their concerns this year are fundamental, as the government — amid pressure for reform — continues experimenting with subsidies, procurement prices, input-cost liberalisation and agricultural trade. The cost of this trial-and-error has become an existential problem for farmers and the agricultural sector. […]
BUDGET 2026-27: IMF-mandated curbs squeeze development spending – Newspaper
• Only Rs1.13tr allocated to PSDP against Rs4.1tr requirement; minister terms shortfall ‘new circular debt crisis’• Record Rs4.715tr development plan unveiled• APCC resolves to divert resources to ongoing projects ISLAMABAD: Under tight International Monetary Fund (IMF) oversight, the government has trimmed allocations for most sectors in the next federal development programme to create additional fiscal […]
Pakistan seeks official Taliban stance on TTP amid doubts over reported directive
Islamabad says any Taliban order to halt TTP attacks must be ‘concrete, visible, verifiable’ A photo of a TTP member. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has called for a clear and public statement from Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership regarding reported instructions to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to halt attacks, cautioning that media reports cannot be treated […]
Oil slips after Trump says talks with Iran are ongoing
Iran renewed attacks on the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, causing oil loading at the port of Fujairah to be at least partly halted after the third attack in four days. FILE IMAGE: PIXABAY Oil prices trended lower on Tuesday following the previous session’s sharp gains as the market remained cautious about progress in US-Iran […]
Lebanon announces partial ceasefire between Israel, Hezbollah but attacks continue
Iranian state media said earlier on Monday that Tehran was halting indirect peace negotiations with the US Smoke rises in Lebanon following an air strike, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, June 1, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Lebanon announced a partial ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel on Monday in what would amount to a […]