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Daily Archives: January 11, 2007

Nine acquitted in Hudood case

FAISALABAD: Additional District and Sessions Judge Khizar Hayat Sial on Wednesday acquitted nine accused in a Hudood case registered with the Ghulam Muhammadabad police station. The prosecution said the police arrested Muhammad Imran, Malan Bibi and seven others of Mohalla Usman Ghani in an objectionable condition on March 14, 2005. The court acquitted all the […]


Protest against arrests, army operation

QUETTA: Activists of the Balochistan National Party’s (Mengal) women’s wing on Wednesday staged a demonstration against army operation, extra-judicial arrests and anti-Baloch development projects. The protestors assembled outside the Quetta Press Club and chanted slogans against the government and condemned the ill-treatment of jail administrations of Karachi and Quetta with Sardar Akhtar Mengal and party […]


Maternal and child health: Awareness among men needed to reduce mortality rates: seminar

ISLAMABAD: There is a need to raise awareness about child and maternal healthcare issues among men, participants at a seminar proposed on Wednesday. Various non-government organisations (NGOs) and government departments organised the seminar to share findings of the Safe Motherhood and Applied Research and Training (SMART) project, implemented in the Dera Ghazi Khan and Layyah […]


Strike against fake encounter

SUKKUR: A complete shutter-down strike was observed in Ratodero on Wednesday against the cold-blooded murder of a young man in an “encounter”. The police killed Imran Ali Sipro, 20, on Tuesday night in a mock encounter and later described him as a criminal. His relatives, however, contested the police claim. All main shopping centres in […]


Woman ‘sold by in-laws’ appeals for protection

GHALANI (Mohmand Agency): A tribal woman, who was allegedly sold by her in-laws to a family in Punjab about eight months ago, has reached here after escaping from her captors. Twice married, Shaheen approached the tribal administration on Wednesday, sought protection and appealed to it to provide her justice and recover her four missing children. […]


All laws against women to be scrapped: Aziz

ISLAMABAD: The government would introduce legislation aimed at regulating the sale of acids and would punish those who throw acids on women, said Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. This he stated while chairing a meeting of the ministry of women development on Wednesday. The prime minister directed the minister concerned to prepare legislation in coordination with […]


Role of women, minorities in polls discussed

PESHAWAR: Participants of a workshop here on Wednesday blamed a conservative mindset, lack of political environment and mistrust on the military government holding free and fair elections for the declining level of electoral participation of women, youth and minorities in the country. Participants from academia, non-governmental organisations, politicians and the media at the consultative workshop […]


Rape victim abducted for filing case

KASUR: Seven alleged rapists of a girl on Wednesday abducted her for getting a case registered against them at Nathokay village. Reports said `F’ and his six accomplices had raped `S’ about two days back. The victim girl along with her father M.Ali contacted Saddar police which registered a case against the accused and referred […]


Rape victim abducted for filing case

KASUR: Seven alleged rapists of a girl on Wednesday abducted her for getting a case registered against them at Nathokay village. Reports said `F’ and his six accomplices had raped `S’ about two days back. The victim girl along with her father M.Ali contacted Saddar police which registered a case against the accused and referred […]


Role of women, minorities in polls discussed

PESHAWAR: Participants of a workshop here on Wednesday blamed a conservative mindset, lack of political environment and mistrust on the military government holding free and fair elections for the declining level of electoral participation of women, youth and minorities in the country. Participants from academia, non-governmental organisations, politicians and the media at the consultative workshop […]


All laws against women to be scrapped: Aziz

ISLAMABAD: The government would introduce legislation aimed at regulating the sale of acids and would punish those who throw acids on women, said Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. This he stated while chairing a meeting of the ministry of women development on Wednesday. The prime minister directed the minister concerned to prepare legislation in coordination with […]


Woman ‘sold by in-laws’ appeals for protection

GHALANI (Mohmand Agency): A tribal woman, who was allegedly sold by her in-laws to a family in Punjab about eight months ago, has reached here after escaping from her captors. Twice married, Shaheen approached the tribal administration on Wednesday, sought protection and appealed to it to provide her justice and recover her four missing children. […]