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Talks with Saudi to focus on trade, investment, energy, human resources and regional, international development Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: PM office/ File Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will leave for Riyadh tomorrow on a three-day official visit to Saudi Arabia, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday. The prime

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has implemented another condition for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by changing the powers of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). Under the new arrangement, the FBR will now be responsible only for tax collection, while formulation of tax policy will no longer come under its jurisdiction. According to sources, the

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has set up eight new task forces to save exports and industry from a complete “collapse” after several of his mostly foreign-funded economic plans failed to revive investment and growth. The groups, which focused on industrialization, exports, taxation, transportation, dumping of cheaper foreign goods and agriculture, were created after the

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled that cruelty within marriage is not limited to physical violence, but also includes mental, verbal and emotional abuse as well as behavior that makes it impossible for a woman to live with dignity and security in her home. In a detailed 17-page judgement, authored by Justice Ayesha Malik, the