Month: December 2006

Special laws to protect women sought

HYDERABAD:Expressing grave concern over the ever increasing incidents of honour killings (karo-kari), leaders of human rights and welfare organizations have demanded of the government to...

Rally held against women protection bill

KARACHI: Participants of a rally organised on Sunday by the Markazi Jamaat Ahle Sunnat, Karachi chapter, reiterated their resolve to resist any move to make...

30,000 mothers, 200,000 babies die every year

PESHAWAR: More than 30,000 mothers and 200,000 newborn children are dying in the country annually due to lack of awareness, health facilities and political will....

Woman, son killed in attack

SUKKUR: Two members of a family were killed and four injured in an armed attack in the Ruk village of the Shikarpur district on Sunday...

Women colleges facing problems in Sialkot

SIALKOT: The Sialkot city’s main government colleges for women are facing a lot of problems and the concerned officials of the Provincial Education Department have...