By Kashif Zafar Victim says her husband had instructed her not to give the key to anyone in his absence. BAHAWALPUR: A woman in Bahawalpur has suffered severe burn injuries in an alleged assault by her husband, a brother-in-law and their cousin because “she had not turned down latter’s request”. Saima Kanwal, a resident of […]
December 12, 2011 will remain a historic day in Pakistani women’s fight against violence and discrimination as the Senate unanimously passed two bills to criminalise such anti-women practices. The Acid Control and Acid Crime Prevention (Amendment) Bill and Prevention of Anti-Women Practices Bill, were also unanimously passed in the National Assembly a few months earlier. […]
Karachi: Two new women police stations would be established while the three already functioning in Karachi would be upgraded. This was stated by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sindh, Mushtaq Ahmed Shah. Presiding over a meeting at the Central Police Office (CPO) here on Saturday, he said that the new women police stations would be […]
ISLAMABAD: Strong networking between women in rural areas can be the best option to overcome domestic violence. “It is because a woman can understand the problem of other woman very well. Therefore, by sharing each other’s misery, they can support each other well,” said Uks Director Tasneem Ahmer at the launching of Uks Research Centre’s […]
By: Farhat Taj The International Human Rights Day is observed every year on December 10. The day commemorates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948. The declaration endows all human beings with rights as inalienable and universal entitlements. Many states, including Pakistan, have signed the declaration, but nevertheless the declaration is being violated around […]
PESHAWAR: A global feminist group has expressed deep concern over safety of family of Uzma Ayub, a rape victim, whose brother was also shot dead outside a courthouse in Karak District. “In light of the murder and ongoing threats against Ms Ayub and her family. Equality now is deep concern for their safety,” a London-based […]
By: Saher Baloch Not even an 18-month-old infant is safe from the clutches of sexual predators who seem to be raping young children with impunity, as the indifferent attitude of law enforcement agencies gives such criminals a free hand to fulfil their perverted desires. Sara Zaman, an official of the War Against Rape (WAR), says […]
By: Ammar Shahbazi She could write the names of all the family members, and would come running whenever her father called her to quickly jot down a phone number, which he often asked her to do while talking on his cell phone. Six-year-old Alishba was the third in line of six siblings. When her family […]
A shocking report on the dismal condition of women in Fata, Impact of crisis on women and girls in Fata, has added yet more substance to the view that short-sighted security policies and political isolation have turned the tribal region into a grim place for its inhabitants. It is true that discrimination against women is […]
KARACHI: After nearly six months of physical abuse, Shazia Aziz has finally escaped her alleged torturers — her husband and father-in-law. Aziz, 26, made the claims at a press conference held at the office of her lawyer Zia Ahmed Awan on Friday. Aziz, a Karachi University graduate, married Faiyaz Mulji on April 20 of this […]
By: Mahnoor Sherazee KARACHI: Most medico legal officers (MLOs) at public sector hospitals throughout the city do not test rape victims for sexually transmitted diseases, citing a lack of facilities, funds and resources. Their reasoning is that it is not in their jurisdiction to conduct ‘extra tests’, especially those that the investigating police officer did […]
LARKANA: According to Risaldar police, in village Mir Khan Khoso, a young woman by the name of Randhi, wife of Majeed Jakhrani, was killed by her brothers-in-law. 20-year-old Randhi was yet another woman in the region murdered over allegations of being a Kari. Majeed’s brothers shot his young wife dead and escaped. Their relatives immediately […]
KARACHI: An eight-year-old girl found dead on a vacant plot opposite the Sheikh Zayed Islamic Centre of Karachi University on Wednesday afternoon was identified on Thursday by her family at the Edhi morgue, police said. The officials added that her parents had lodged a disappearance report with the Jauharabad police station after she had been […]
KARACHI: A young woman was shot dead at her parents’ house in Korangi on Thursday, police said. They added that 24-year-old Haleema, wife of Mohammad Bilal, suffered three bullet wounds in the attack and died on the spot. Zaman Town SHO Hatim Marwat quoted her stepmother, Sumaira, as saying that Haleema was killed by her […]
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