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  • Marriage can be dissolved on the basis of cruelty of husband: SC

    Marriage can be dissolved on the basis of cruelty of husband: SC

    The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that a marriage can be dissolved on the basis of cruelty inflicted by a husband upon his wife. The verdict was announced in a case filed against the Peshawar High Court (PHC) verdict which overturned the decision of the family court of dissolving a marriage on the basis of cruelty by the husband.
    Headed by Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, a three-judge Supreme Court bench announced the landmark verdict.


    Family court had dissolved the marriage due to cruelty following the recording of evidence and hearing from both parties on a suit brought by Tayyeba Ambareen against her husband Shafqat Ali Kiyani demanding dower money, dowry items, medical expenses, and maintenance for herself and their daughter.

    However, the decision was overturned and the woman was instructed to return five tolas of gold to her husband.


    The SC in its verdict has said that the family court rightly dissolved the marriage on account of cruelty after a thorough examination and consideration of evidence.

  • 75% of Pakistanis suffer from depression: Public health experts

    75% of Pakistanis suffer from depression: Public health experts

    According to public health experts, approximately 75 per cent of Pakistanis suffer from various mental health problems. The majority of Pakistanis, according to Vice Chancellor of the Health Services Academy (HSA) Prof. Shahzad Ali Khan, are either sad or under stress.
    Public health experts and intellectuals have portrayed a bleak picture of Pakistanis’ mental state.


    Prof Shahzad Ali Khan, while addressing the launch of the 24th Thematic Calendar by Jahan-i-Maseeha Adbi Forum (JMAF), said that the majority of the population is suffering from different mental health disorders including depression and anxiety.
    He continued by adding that the majority of young people in Pakistan, view everyone as corrupt and incompetent, despite the fact that similar problems, such as inflation, unemployment, and recession, affect young people everywhere.


    “Initially, teachers and academia of our society were targeted and they were defamed. Later, character assassination of physicians and healthcare professionals was carried out and the same treatment was meted out to politicians,” he added.

  • Malala condemns Taliban ban on university education, says ‘can not lock up women’s minds’

    Malala condemns Taliban ban on university education, says ‘can not lock up women’s minds’

    Nobel laureate and social activist Malala Yousafzai has condemned the ban on higher education for Afghan women by Taliban administration.


    “The Taliban may lock all the classrooms and university gates in the country — but they can never lock up women’s minds. They cannot stop girls from seeking knowledge. They cannot kill the quest to learn,” the wrote in a tweet.

    The Taliban on Tuesday banned women from universities in Afghanistan. The statement was made by the minister of higher education, who stated that it will go into effect right away.


    “You all are informed to implement the mentioned order of suspending education of females until further notice,” said the letter signed by the minister for higher education, Neda Mohammad Nadeem. The letter was issued to all government and private universities.

    The decision is being condemned across the globe, with U.N.’s mission in Afghanistan asking the Taliban-run administration to “immediately” revoke the ban.


    The US government has declared the ban ‘unacceptable’, with the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, announcing that he was “deeply dismayed” at the development.

  • Father of two commits suicide due to poverty

    Father of two commits suicide due to poverty

    A 30-year-old married man who was upset over his poverty and inability to pay back a loan hung himself on Tuesday in the Kahna area, near Lahore.

    According to The News, the victim, identified as Fayaz, was depressed owing to his poor financial situation. Additionally, he had taken on a debt that he was unable to pay back.

    He hung himself in a closed room inside his home on the day of the incident. The father also requested an apology from his kids in a message that he penned.

    Rising inflation

    The growing inflation rate in Pakistan is having an impact on many low-income individuals who are unable to pay for basic essentials including food. Meanwhile, even those with good incomes are struggling to cover their expenses.

    Pakistan’s inflation rate has increased to 26.6 per cent in October 2022 from 23.2 per cent in September, placing it along with Ukraine at the 19th rank out of 184 countries where levels of deflation have been measured by institutions specialising in gathering and tabulating economic data.

  • 24-year-old girl marries 50-year-old bus driver, impressed by his taste in music

    24-year-old girl marries 50-year-old bus driver, impressed by his taste in music

    A 24-year-old girl in Punjab has married a 50-year-old bus driver for his taste in music. The girl named Shehzadi used to travel to Lahore from Mian Chanu on a bus driven by Sadiq.

    Shehzadi has told YouTuber Basit Ali that she fell for Sadiq because he spoke less, adding that she liked him because he used to listen to old songs.

    The girl added that she used to book the front seat of the bus in advance.

    She said that she confessed her love for Sadiq before he did.

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  • Bilawal ‘disappointed’ over Taliban banning Afghan women from university education

    Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has expressed disappointment over the ban on university education for women in Afghanistan. “I’m disappointed by the decision that was taken today,” he said on a visit to Washington.


    The Taliban on Tuesday banned women from universities in Afghanistan. The statement was made by the minister of higher education, who stated that it will go into effect right away.


    “You all are informed to implement the mentioned order of suspending education of females until further notice,” said the letter signed by the minister for higher education, Neda Mohammad Nadeem. The letter was issued to all government and private universities.


    Despite the fact that the international community has on multiple occasions made the education of girls a key demand for any future recognition of the Taliban administration, the group has barred Afghan girls from going to school beyond the seventh grade. Moreover, they have restricted women and girls from working and have limited their travel unless accompanied by a close male relative.

  • New bank notes featuring His Majesty The King unveiled

    New bank notes featuring His Majesty The King unveiled

    The Bank of England has unveiled designs for new bank notes featuring His Majesty, King Charles III. The new notes are expected to enter circulation in the United Kingdom by mid-2024.

    Announcing the design for the first time in the run-up to the coronation in May, the UK central bank said the king’s portrait would appear on existing designs of all four of its polymer bank notes currently in circulation – £5, £10, £20 and £50.

    Queen Elizabeth was the first and only monarch to appear on circulating Bank of England banknotes, starting in 1960. Notes issued by Scottish and Northern Irish banks do not depict the monarch.

    King Charles will become only the second monarch in British history to feature on a bank note.

  • Govt announces shut down of markets, restaurants at 8pm to save energy

    Govt announces shut down of markets, restaurants at 8pm to save energy

    The federal government on Tuesday announced a plan to save energy. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that all the markets and restaurants across the country will be shut down at 8pm. 

    Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb and Advisor to the Prime Minister on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira were also present at the media briefing.

    “If 20% of the workers are sent for work from home on a rotational basis, this will save Rs56 billion,” said the minister.

    Pharmacies have been exempted from these restrictions.

    “The government is also introducing e-bikes, which will phase out the bikes that use petrol. The government is negotiating with companies to phase out the bikes that use petrol and modify the existing bikes,” said Asif.

    A definitive strategy on that, however, is anticipated to be announced on Thursday when the federal government finalises its consultations with all provincial governments.

    “Pakistan’s cabinet decides to take energy conservation measures that will save billions of rupees and burn less fossil fuels. Energy is a huge carbon emitter. Committee will take pathways to the provinces and report back in two days,” tweeted Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman.

  • Malaysian state to punish women for ‘dressing like men’, getting pregnant outside of marriage

    A state in Malaysia has passed new laws that will punish Muslim women for having a child outside marriage and for dressing like men. The laws have been passed in Malaysia’s Terengganu state.


    According to Satiful Bahari Mamat, a state religious official, the Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) government has mandated that women who wear men’s clothing or have children while not married to their partners will be subject to fines upto roughly $1,130, three years in prison, six lashes, or any combination of the three.


    He further added that the new laws are meant to better protect “the well-being of Muslims,” adding that they were enacted because previous laws only pertained to men acting like women.


    “Because in the past, there might not have been much of this issue (women acting like men),” he added. “But we see now that ‘pengkid’ (tomboy or lesbian) cases and the like are becoming more widespread, so the state government intends to curb this issue.”

  • Man behind the kidnapping of Dua Mangi, Bisma Saleem surrenders

    Man behind the kidnapping of Dua Mangi, Bisma Saleem surrenders

    On Monday, the mastermind behind two high-profile kidnappings from Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority (DHA), surrendered himself before the court, Aamir Majeed reports for SAMAA.


    Agha Mansoor Hussain, who was designated a proclaimed offender (PO) by the Karachi Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), surrendered before a District East Judicial Magistrate on Monday.


    Hussain was then placed on judicial remand and taken to jail.


    Dua Mangi was kidnapped on November 30, 2019. The Karachi-based teenager, who was kidnapped from outside a restaurant in DHA was kidnapped for ransom. She returned home a week later.