Wife’s right to dower remains protected if marriage dissolved due to husband’s misconduct: LHC – Pakistan
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that a wife’s right to her dower (Haq Mehr) remains protected if a marriage is dissolved due to the husband’s cruelty or misconduct, even if the family court formally terms the decree as “Khula”. Dismissing a petition filed by a husband challenging a family court decision that […]
PML-N MPA seeks ban on appointment of dual nationals to government service – Pakistan
LAHORE: A resolution has been submitted to the Punjab Assembly seeking a ban on the appointment of dual nationals to government service, arguing that holding citizenship of another country raises concerns over allegiance and access to sensitive state information. The resolution, moved by ruling PML-N MPA Amjad Ali Javed, calls on the federal and Punjab […]
Canada eyes new avenues for trade, economic cooperation with Pakistan as FM Anand visits Islamabad – Pakistan
Canada’s Foreign Minister Anita Anand on Monday expressed her country’s interest in exploring new avenues for trade and bilateral cooperation with Pakistan as she met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad. Anand is on a one-day official visit to Pakistan, during which she held separate meetings with PM Shehbaz as well as Deputy PM […]
3 bodies found after vehicle carrying Afghans swept away by flash flood in KP’s Khyber – Pakistan
PESHAWAR: A vehicle carrying Afghan families returning to the neighbouring country was swept away in a flash flood triggered by rains in the Landi Kotal tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district on Monday, Rescue 1122 said. Rescue workers have so far recovered the bodies of three people travelling in the car, the emergency service said, […]
Dar hails Canadian FM’s visit as ‘important milestone’, says economic cooperation a key priority – Pakistan
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday hailed the visit of Canada’s FM Anita Anand as an “important milestone” in bilateral ties, stressing that economic cooperation remained a “key priority”. He made the remarks during a joint press briefing with Anand, who arrived in Islamabad earlier in the day. “Her visit is […]
3 bodies found after vehicle carrying Afghans swept away by flash flood in KP’s Khyber: Rescue 1122 – Pakistan
PESHAWAR: A vehicle carrying Afghan families returning to the neighbouring country was swept away in a flash flood, triggered by rains, in the Landi Kotal tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district on Monday, Rescue 1122 said. Rescue workers have so far recovered the bodies of three people travelling in the car, the emergency service said, […]
Foreign women’s abduction, rape case: 3 suspects remanded in judicial custody – Pakistan
LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Monday sent three suspects on 14-day judicial remand in a case pertaining to the kidnapping and rape of two foreign women. Defence C police produced the three suspects before the court on the expiry of their physical remand. The police asked the court to remand the suspects in judicial custody. […]
DPM Dar says Islamabad attaches great importance to ties with Ottawa as Canadian FM visits Pakistan – Pakistan
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday that Pakistan attaches great importance to its ties with Canada. He made the remarks while addressing delegation-level talks with Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand, who arrived in Islamabad earlier in the day. Dar had welcomed her to the Foreign Office earlier. Visuals shared by state-run […]
Canadian FM Anita Anand arrives in Islamabad – Pakistan
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand arrived in Islamabad on Monday, with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar receiving her at the Foreign Office (FO). Visuals shared by state-run PTV on the social media platform X showed Dar and Anand posing for pictures and shaking hands. In a statement issued on Sunday, the FO […]
40 registered life-saving medicines remain out of patients’ reach – Pakistan
KARACHI: Despite being registered by Pakistan’s drug regulator, around 40 new life-saving medicines remain unavailable to patients because the federal government has yet to approve their prices, forcing thousands of people suffering from cancer, diabetes, haemophilia, Parkinson’s disease and other serious illnesses to rely on expensive smuggled or unregistered medicines, officials and market sources said […]