Month: May 2005

196 Hudood cases reported in four months

KARACHI, May 10, 2005: Despite the attempts of successive governments to resolve the controversy surrounding the Hudood Ordinances, the Madadgaar database cell reports that 82...

Little girl married to 50-year-old

TANDO MUHAMMAD KHAN, May 05, 2005: A ten-year-old girl was forced into marrying a 50-year-old man in the village of Kheru Bozdar on May 4....

Data shows miserable plight of women

KARACHI, May 04, 2005 A survey data collected by the Aurat Foundation has shown the pathetic state of human rights during last four months.At least...

Status of women and family size

By Zubeida Mustafa THE population welfare department of the NWFP has chalked out plans to bring down the population growth rate in the province from...