During the fiscal year 2025-26, Pakistan’s economy demonstrated significant resilience and restored macroeconomic stability, achieving a provisional GDP growth rate of 3.70 percent compared to 3.18 percent the previous year. This positive trajectory was driven by a robust recovery across all major economic sectors, with agriculture expanding by 2.89 percent…
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that parents cannot surrender or extinguish future rights of a minor child, including maintenance and inheritance, through a private agreement or compromise before a family court. Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani issued the ruling deciding a petition filed by Waleed Arshad challenging judgments…
TAXILA: Police in Khor town of Pindigheb foiled an underage marriage and booked eight persons including bridegroom, his mother, bride’s brother and other facilitators under Child Marriage Act. Those who face legal action are those who solemnized the nikkah (marriage contract) and nikkah registrar. According to sources, Noman Ashraf has…
MANSEHRA: Educationists and heads of schools and colleges from across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 15 stressed that the government should increase the education budget and take measures to enroll out-of-school children in educational institutions for the prosperity and development of the province. “Around five million children in our province alone…
SWAT: Hundreds of residents gathered at Matta Chowk here on June 12 to demand immediate recovery of a young girl who has been missing for nearly two years, urging law enforcement agencies to take effective action in the case. The protest was organised by the Swat Olasi Pasoon and attended…
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has pledged to eliminate child labour, ensuring a safe, dignified and prosperous future for children across the province. On the World Day Against Child Labour, the chief minister reaffirmed on Friday the government’s resolve to eradicate the menace and urged parents to provide their…
KARACHI: A sessions court on June 12 sentenced a man to death on charges of rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl in 2022. Additional District and Sessions Judge (East) Naseer Noor Khan found Muhammad Irfan, a plumber by profession, guilty of the crime and handed him capital punishment on…
A DECADE ago, during one of the ‘Growing Up’ sessions I was holding in Karachi schools, I talked to seventh graders about drugs and addiction. Their interest and giggling prompted me to ask whether they knew where drugs could be obtained. They named several locations. Later, I realised that drug…
ISLAMABAD: The literacy rate for individuals aged 10 and above in Pakistan rose from 61 to 63 percent, while spending on education faced a decline, according to Economic Survey 2025-26. It stated that male literacy was 73pc and female at 54pc, reflecting a gradual progress and narrowing gender gap. Urban…
TOBA TEK SINGH: Jhang police arrested three suspects allegedly involved in the kidnap and death of a first-year college student in the city. Jhang District Police Officer Sajid Hussain had taken notice of the incident and formed a special team that arrested the suspects. On June 7, information was received…
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