WHY are crimes against women, particularly of a horrific nature, so widespread in Pakistan? They are often ordered to be gang-raped, supposedly to humiliate their husbands or families; they can have their heads shaved and hands, feet or even nose chopped off as a “punishment”. To restore the family honour, a woman is also killed. […]
HYDERABAD, July 23: Change in the attitude of bureaucracy towards people is the main philosophy behind the local bodies system while councillors need extensive training regarding their duties and powers. These views were unanimously shared by the speakers during a dialogue on “Local bodies system: achievements and impediments” organised by the South Asia Partnership Pakistan, […]
ISLAMABAD: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Friday directed the interior and information ministries to provide details about persons who had surrendered, were killed or injured or released during the Lal Masjid operation to the media so that people’s reservations could be addressed at the earliest. Chairing a high-level meeting to review the deteriorating law and […]
HYDERABAD, July 13: The Sindhiani Tehrik, women wing of the Awami Tehrik, on Friday accused the government of reviving the black custom of karo-kari and allowing chieftains and sardars to order killings of human beings under the custom. A meeting of the Tehrik’s central committee presided over by Ms Nazeer Qureshi demanded that cases should […]
KHAIRPUR, July 13: A man shot dead his 55-year-old mother in Pir Jo Goth late on Thursday night apparently in the name of honour. Reports reaching here said that Imran with the help of three other armed men identified as Khadim Hussain, Mohammad Nawaz and Abdul Sattar opened fire on his mother Ghulam Zehra, 55, […]
LAHORE, July 13: Justice M Bilal Khan of the Lahore High Court on Friday ordered quashment of an FIR against Nazim Ali of Hafizabad as a medical report denied the charge that he had married an underage girl. The court had during previous hearing on Tuesday directed medical examination of girl Sumera who, according to […]
KHAIRPUR: Two persons, including a Hesco lineman, were gunned down on Friday in the limits of the Hassan Wahan police station of the Larkana district. Reports said Hesco lineman Ali Ghul Mangrio, along with his friend Riaz Ahmed Mangrio, was on his way home when some armed men fired on them. Both of them were […]
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