SUKKUR: In order to celebrate the National Day of Working Women, the Inter Global Human Development Society (IGHDS) on Friday organised a rally from Mirpur Mathelo Chowk to DCO office Ghotyki to highlight the struggle of Pakistani working women. The rally, comprised women from the police, representatives of the NGOs, civil society, government officials, women […]
The All India Muslim Tyohar (Festivals) Committee on Thursday issued a fatwa against Pakistani actor Veena Malik and ex-communicated her for objectionable photographs on websites and for degrading the sacred institution of nikah by signing a contract to choose a groom on a reality TV show, reported timesofindia.com Zeenews.india.com reported that complaints regarding Malik’s bold […]
AMANZIMTOTI, SOUTH AFRICA: This is with reference to your editorial of December 23 titled “HRCP’s report on honour killing”. When I was growing up in a small town, it did not bother me then that while us boys could walk out of the house whenever we wished, our sisters stayed inside the four walls. Now […]
KARACHI: Sindh Human Rights Minister Nadia Gabol visited Joharabad police station and met with the parents of innocent girl Alshba, who was raped and killed few days back after kidnapping. A child Nimra was an eyewitness of the kidnapping incident. She not only foiled her own kidnapping but also played key role in arrest of […]
By: Asim Yasin ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari Thursday gave assent to two landmark bills that seek enhanced punishment for several offences against women. The first bill that was assented to is called Criminal Law (Third Amendment) Bill 2011 which was passed by the National Assembly on November 15, 2011 and by Senate on December […]
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Thursday remanded a man in police custody till Dec 28 for allegedly killing his three daughters. The suspect was arrested on Wednesday after the police claimed that he confessed to have killed his daughters a couple of months back in the Orangi Town area. The investigation officer of the case […]
ISLAMABAD: In the fight for women’s rights, there is much to be happy about this year. The Protection Against the Harassment of Women at Work Place Act 2010 was finally promulgated and implemented in the senate, thus adding to the National Working Women’s Day celebrations. The day was declared by the prime minister last year […]
The HRCP’s recent report on honour killings in Pakistan indicates that the average woman continues to be victimised by patriarchal, clannish traditions even as legislation is passed to criminalise such abuse. The report states that 675 women were killed in the name of ‘honour’ between January and September 2011. Several aspects of this horrifying trend […]
Karachi: Yet another couple were shot dead on Tuesday because they dared to marry of their own free will. According to a text message sent by a local, the couple were killed when assailants opened fire at their residence in Ghotki. However, no FIR has been registered against the incident and the only piece of […]
ISLAMABAD: Senior Geo TV anchor Hamid Mir on Wednesday revealed he had received seriously threatening messages after his talk show criticising the security establishment and stated publicly that if anything happened to him, the security establishment would be responsible. Mir also sent his message to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in New York which […]
Salis bin PerwaizKarachi The investigating team of the SSP West Crime Range has resolved the mystery of the murder of three sisters that took place in the Mominabad area in October this year. The law enforcers arrested the father of the three girls during a raid in Mominabad on Wednesday and the suspect later confessed […]
Karachi: Just a few days after the raped and tortured body of six-year-old Alishba was found, another corpse of a minor, believed to be around the same age, was found in some bushes of the Gulistan-e-Jauhar area. After being informed about the body, a police mobile reached Block-19 of Gulistan-e-Jauhar and found the decomposed corpse […]
By: Raja Asghar ISLAMABAD: A hard-won consensus carried through the National Assembly on Wednesday a landmark government bill to create a state-funded National Commission for Human Rights, in a rare accommodation to the opposition that was also reflected in the two sides agreeing to ponder together how to overcome gas shortages in Pakistan. The government […]
KARACHI: The Pakistan Business Council has expressed its commitment to observe Dec 22 as a ‘working women’s day’ with a renewed commitment to create space for women to contribute actively in the corporate world. The council members have an increasing number of women working at every level in their organisa-tions, including senior management positions and […]
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