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....
Adult girl has right to marry of her own will
PESHAWAR – The Peshawar High Court on December 10, observed that an adult girl has the legal and religious right to marry in accordance with...
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...