SUKKUR: A man killed his brother’s wife over the pretext of karo-kari in Nooro Khoso village in the jurisdiction of Risaldar police station, Kashmore district on Thursday. Accused Abdul Sattar Jakhrani opened fire on Mst Rahamdi, 20, wife of his brother Abdul Majeed Jakhrani on suspicions that she was nurturing illicit relations with a youth […]
ISLAMABAD: Pak-China consultations on human rights issues were held, here on Wednesday. The Chinese delegation was led by Qi Xiaoxia, Special Representative on Human Rights, Deputy Director General, Department of International Organisations and Conferences of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, while Asif Durrani, Director General, United Nations, led the Pakistan side. The two […]
“A security officer forced me to have sex in exchange for cooking oil and pulses,” 22-year-old Pashmeena. PESHAWAR: Kashmala Bibi* says her cousin’s breasts were cut into pieces when five militants walked into their house and saw the woman breastfeeding her child. One of the insurgents then asked the other women around to eat the […]
Karachi: Participants of a panel discussion in Islamabad on Wednesday condemned the practice of honour killing prevalent across Pakistan, particularly Sindh and Balochistan, said a press release issued by ActionAid. The discussion, “There is no honour in honour killing”, was organised at Quaid-i-Azam University by ActionAid Pakistan and Ideas for Life Trust. Dr Hans Fray […]
By AH Nizami All faculties of general and professional education to the postgraduate level, including sciences and IT. MIRPUR: In order to provide higher educational facilities to women in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the government plans to set up a world class university in the valley in the near future, official sources said. Sources told […]
KARACHI: Media personnel from some leading organisations of the city Wednesday got together to discuss ways and means to bridge the gender gap and inequality in the society and to change the way gender-sensitive cases were reported in the media. The consultative session was the second in line of the series, a non-partisan civil society […]
Karachi: Lady health workers held a demonstration outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC) on Wednesday demanding their job regularisation by the government. “Instead of listening to our grievances, the present government is treating us like terrorists. We are being put behind bars and tortured,” said President of the All Pakistan Lady Health Workers Association Bushra […]
By Inamullah Khattak ISLAMABAD: Speakers, including women activists, donors, civil society and National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) representatives, at a national consultation here on Wednesday, asked provincial governments to effectively control gender-based violence after devolution of ministries. The consultation titled `Gender equality and women`s empowerment` was held to discuss the challenges and […]
KARACHI: An eight-year-old girl was found dead on a vacant plot opposite the Shaikh Zayed Islamic Centre of Karachi University on Wednesday, police said. There were marks of strangulation around her neck and torture on other parts of the body, the police said, suspecting that the child had been subjected to rape. Someone in the […]
FAISALABAD: A man killed his wife for honour here Monday. Police said that Sabir Ali, resident of Zafar colony located in the jurisdiction of Raza Police Station, was suspicious of her wife’s alleged bad character. He opened indiscriminate fire on his wife Gulshan and killed her on the spot. Police after registering the case have […]
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister and Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Chairperson Farzana Raja said that the present democratic government has taken concrete and practical steps to advance the cause of women empowerment in the country. The passage of ‘Anti-Women Practices Bill 2011’ is another example of pro-poor agenda of the government. Thus, it is being expected […]
By: Tanveer Ahmed ISLAMABAD: The Upper House of parliament, on Tuesday, passed a pro-women legislation to provide legal and financial assistance to the women languishing in jails. The Women in Distress and Detention Fund (Amendment) Bill 2011 to amend Women in Distress and Detention Fund Act 1996 was moved in the House by Leader of […]
TANK: Militants on Tuesday blew up the Government Girls’ High School in village Amakhel in jurisdiction of Mulazai. Police said the militants planted an explosive device to the outer-wall of the school and detonated it with a remote-control device, causing damage to its structure. Later, the police cordoned off the area and defused another bomb. […]
Two bills passed by the Senate on Monday add to the recent legislation favouring women. The “Acid Control and Acid Crime Prevention Bill” and the “Prevention of Anti-Women Practices Bill 2008’ — both private bills — are significant. The rise in acid crimes against women over the past few years makes it vital that we […]
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