Month: December 2004

Efforts to check maternal death rate stressed

KARACHI – Maternal mortality rate can be brought down considerably, if a multi sectoral approach is adopted and coordinated efforts are made. These views were...

Women prisoners’ children suffering

PESHAWAR – A majority of women prisoners are forced to keep their children with them due to lack of support from their families. According to...

40 detained in rape of minor girls

TOBA TEK SINGH – Gojra city police have detained 40 youth of the town to interrogate them into the alleged rape of five primary schoolgirls....

Domestic violence major problem for women

PESHAWAR – Domestic violence is one of the biggest problems for Afghan refugee women and they don’t find any remedy due to the conservative social...