Probe launched against employer’s son, driver, others after victim succumbs at hospital LAHORE: An 18-year-old domestic worker who had accused her employer’s son and a driver of repeatedly sexually assaulting her has died after spending nearly four weeks in hospital. Police have launched scrutiny of the circumstances surrounding her treatment and criminal investigation. The victim,…
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) experienced a mixed early trading session on Wednesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index remaining in negative territory. The KSE-100 Index declined to 170,646.92 points, losing 374.85 points or 0.22 percent from the previous close of 171,021.77. The index witnessed volatility during the session, reaching an intraday high of 171,624.45…
Ground-floor restaurant suspected as cause of blaze as over 40 rescued, shifted to nearby hospitals for treatment At least 21 people were killed in a fire at a hotel in Delhi on Wednesday, police said, in one of the worst such incidents in the national capital in recent years. The hotel was located in Malviya…
Discussion centred on overall direction of economic growth, export-led development, strengthening investment Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif holds a consultative meeting with leading industrialists and business figures to seek input on the upcoming budget. PHOTO: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday held a consultative meeting with leading industrialists and business figures to seek input on…
‘India fails to impose and effectively enforce forced labour import prohibition,’ office says in report Pakistan is doing the right things at the moment in navigating through a complex and uncertain global trade situation. It has recently announced major tariff reforms, due for the last 20 years. Photo: REUTERS The United States has proposed an…
Pakistan on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in Lebanon, warning that ongoing Israeli military operations are causing mass civilian suffering and undermining peace efforts, according to a statement delivered at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on the recent situation in Lebanon. Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the…
Shops, markets, shopping malls, bazaars, grocery outlets, kiryana stores will close at 9pm on all days of week As many as 8,511 shops and businesses in 1,698 markets were raided by price control magistrates across the province. PHOTO: SHAHBAZ MALIK The federal government on Wednesday revised business and commercial closing times nationwide, allowing most shops,…
Allegtaion that Inland Revenue officials recovered large amount under coercive circumstances without lawful assessment ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has ruled that obtaining tax deposits from taxpayers during proceedings under Section 175C of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, without subsequently determining liability through the prescribed legal process, constitutes maladministration. The complaint was filed by…
Trade agency says it will impose additional duties of 12.5% on remaining 45 countries it investigates A recent study ranks Pakistan as having the second-highest tariff cascading structure globally, after Egypt. photo: file The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed imposing additional duties of 10% or 12.5% on imports from 60 economies after determining their failures…
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has ruled that strikes called by bar associations and bar councils are not only illegal but also violate a litigant’s constitutional right of access to justice, holding that such actions deprive citizens of legal representation and further burden an already strained judicial system. In a detailed 20-page judgment authored…