Murder of newly-weds
IT is not just in the rural hinterland, remote areas stuck in a time warp, that daughters are killed for marrying men of their own...
Asma makes light of CJP’s record on HR issues
WASHINGTON: Asma Jahangir, chairwoman of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), in an interview made light of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry’s concern for...
Case against in-laws for woman’s death
GUJRANWALA: A woman died on Monday after she was allegedly poisoned by her in-laws for being ‘infertile’ at Garjakh. Reports said Zahid contracted love marriage...
Govt urged to invite UN special rapporteur
LAHORE: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan secretary-general Iqbal Haider has urged the government to invite United Nations Special Rapporteur on Independence of Judges and Lawyers...
UNGA praises project to train women councillors
ISLAMABAD: The UN General Assembly, in its informal thematic discussion on ‘Promotion of Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women’ on March 6 in New York...