Women unaware of their marital rights in Islam
LAHORE – A majority of women are not aware of their conjugal and marital rights with regard to the provisions in the Quran. This was...
NGO move to stop honour killings
PESHAWAR – Participants in a workshop here called for formulating laws keeping in view the local situation for raising people’s awareness about the importance of...
Karo-kari: woman, man axed to death
SANGHAR – A man and a woman were killed by the brother of the woman on the pretext of Karo-kari in Chak-14 in the jurisdiction...
Girl allowed to file FIR in high court
KARACHI – A girl declared ‘kari’ by a tribal jirga was on November 1, allowed to file her complaint in the Sindh High Court for...
Women’s rights
KARACHI – Students of Women Studies Centre, Karachi University, launched a drive against harrasment of women. They distributed pamphlets and marched to raise awareness against...