9-year-old married to landlord’s son in ‘vani’
BUREWALA: A panchayat (village council) in Burewala forcibly married a nine-year-old girl with the son of a landlord under “vani” — a conservative ruling common...
Women among 46 Pakistani prisoners in Indian jails
ISLAMABAD, March 26: The Ansar Burney Trust has released a list of 46 Pakistani prisoners, including women, who are languishing in Indian jails despite completing...
NGOs asked to work without female staff
MANSEHRA, March 26: The district administration of Battagram has asked the non-governmental organisations to work in the region without their female staff. Reliable sources told...
Produce rape victim or face action, SHO told
SUKKUR, March 26: Taking notice of failure of the Wasti Jeewan Shah SHO to present a woman who was criminally assaulted, Sukkur bench of Sindh...