Scholars challenges women’s bill
KARACHI: The Women’s Protection Bill is neither Islamic nor will it provide any protection to women, said renowned Islamic scholar Justice (retd) Muhammad Taqi Usmani,...
Workshop in Gwadar on Violence Against Women
Date: December 06-08, 2006 Location: Karachi A three-day workshop on “Violence Against Women” was organized by the PPF at Gwadar, Balochistan commencing December 6, 2006....
Newfound emancipation: Most women unaware of Women’s Protection Act
ISLAMABAD: Many women participants at an event held to celebrate the Women’s Protection Act, 2006, at the Convention Centre on Tuesday were found ignorant about...
Nine girls ‘kidnapped’ from Edhi vehicle reach home safely
KARACHI: At least nine girls staying in the Edhi Centre Clifton were reportedly kidnapped on Monday by some unidentified persons in the vicinity of the...
Women’s Protection Bill
THE MMA’s response to the passage of the Women’s Protection Bill is unwarranted and perplexing. Expressions such as ‘free sex’ and ‘pleasure houses’ being uttered...