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According to SC, the father’s financial ability will determine child maintenance.
A minor child’s reasonable needs, the father’s financial capacity, income, and social standing must all be taken into account when determining maintenance, according to a Supreme Court ruling. Interference with maintenance awards made by lower courts is only warranted in cases where the decision is arbitrary, irrational, or illegal.
A plea for leave to appeal was denied by a two-judge panel made up of Justices Irfan Saadat Khan and Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi, upholding the decision of the Sindh High Court.
The petitioner requested that the minor’s monthly maintenance be increased to Rs40,000, arguing before the court that the child’s father worked as a manager at a textile company in Bangladesh and received a large salary.
The District Judge set the child’s monthly maintenance at Rs. 30,000 with a 15% annual increase when resolving the appeal against the Family Court’s decision, according to the Supreme Court’s comprehensive verdict. The same ruling was later confirmed by the Sindh High Court.
The court noted that in deciding on the maintenance amount, the appellate court and the High Court had carefully considered the father’s salary, financial resources, other family responsibilities, and the child’s requirements. It also stated that the father had to provide for two additional children from his prior marriage.
The Supreme Court reaffirmed in its recent ruling in Muhammad Imran Baqar v. Mst. Zarnain Arzoo (PLD 2026 SC 170) that a father has a moral and legal duty to provide for his children, and that the amount of maintenance must be determined in accordance with the child’s actual needs and the father’s financial resources.
The court determined that the petitioner had not proven any legal error, misinterpretation of the facts, or abuse of judicial power in the lower courts’ rulings. As a result, it rejected the plea and upheld the Sindh High Court’s decision, finding no basis for interfering under Article 185(3) of the Constitution.
The Punjab government has declared a local holiday in Lahore on August 4 and has issued an official notification for the closure of some government offices.
The announcement said that the district offices of Lahore and other government departments working in the jurisdiction of Deputy Commissioner will be closed on the declared day.
However, the vacation would not be applicable on Punjab Civil Secretariat and other provincial government offices, which will be functional as usual.
The decision only applies to the district level offices in Lahore and provincial institutions would continue to function normally.
Pakistani car maker MG JW Automobile inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bangladeshi conglomerate RANCON Group this week to export Pakistani cars to Bangladesh as both nations look to boost business-to-business (B2B) connections.
RANCON is a large corporate organization in Bangladesh and they are working in several sectors like vehicles, real estate and electronics. Under the deal, MG JW Automobile will sell 100 vehicles to Bangladesh during the current year while total shipments are expected to exceed 5,800 vehicles during the next four years, the Pakistan High Commission in Bangladesh announced on Friday.
“The deal is expected to benefit Bangladesh by increasing the availability of vehicles in the Bangladesh market, healthy competition and the consumers will get more choices at competitive prices,” the High Commission stated.
“The agreement will also lead to closer economic cooperation between Pakistan and Bangladesh and promote more business-to-business cooperation,” said the high commission.
Haroon Akhtar Khan, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production, praised the deal. He said he was confident such collaborations will improve trade and economic relations between the two countries and provide avenues for cooperation between the corporate sectors of the two countries.
Pakistan’s stock market started the new trading week on a positive note as the benchmark KSE-100 Index jumped over 2,700 points in early trade on Monday after US President Donald Trump announced that he had begun talks with Iran.
The bull run took the KSE-100 Index to 178,985 points, signifying restored investor confidence and broad-based buying in the market.
The rally came after the index finished at 176,094 points at the end of the previous trading session.
Market watchers said the high gains were fueled by a better mood among global investors after the announcement of US-Iran talks helped to quell fears over regional tensions and increase optimism in financial markets.
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