Polyandry and Joseph Smith

According to the book of Mormon, David’s and Solomon’s multiple wives and concubines were an abomination to God, something which he despised:

23 But the word of God burdens me because of your grosser crimes. For behold, thus saith the Lord: This people begin to wax in iniquity; they understand not the scriptures, for they seek to excuse themselves in committing whoredoms, because of the things…

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Pakistan importing cotton from US, Brazil even before local ginning season

LAHORE: In an unprecedented development in Pakistan’s history, local textile mills have begun massive cotton imports from the United States even before the start of the new cotton ginning season, as the country has virtually run out of cotton stocks, triggering a sharp surge in domestic cotton and phutti prices.

Reports suggest that local textile mills have purchased an extraordinary 206,100…

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SHC orders fresh hearing of petitions earlier reserved for verdict in Cotton Exchange building case

KARACHI: Seven identical petitions, filed against the sealing and ownership controversy of the historic Karachi Cotton Exchange Building and heard, as well as reserved for judgement by the Sindh High Court last month, have now been re-fixed for a fresh hearing along with other similar matters before another bench of the SHC.

A two-judge constitutional bench (CB-II) of the SHC comprising Justice…

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