Month: September 2004

‘Slave girls’ of globalisation

By Ahmad Raza RUMI has narrated a story of a slave girl of Samarqand. According to the narrative, once the king of an adjoining state...

Media ethics on women issues discussed

KARACHI – Sensational and unethical approach of a section of print and electronic media towards reporting of rape cases reduces chances of getting justice for...

Swift justice in Karo-Kari cases urged

KARACHI – Zia Ahmed Awan, President, Lawyers for Human Rights and Legal Aid (LHRLA), vehemently condemned the recent murder of a newly-wed girl within the...

Women: Expectations and anguish

By Dr. Firoza Ahmed In cultures where widows have very little space in society, life is most grim. The same is also true of the...