Month: March 2008

Karo-Kari on the rise in Sindh

KARACHI – As many as 33 people, including 17 women and 16 men, were murdered in several parts of Sindh in the name of Karo...

‘Honour’ that is bought with blood

LAHORE, March 7: A newly-wed couple was killed by the girl’s father and brothers who reportedly made it an issue of honour at Burki on...

Women writers resolve to fight gender bias

ISLAMABAD, March 6: Women writers have been ignored by men writers and critics over the centuries and it was only now that women’s assertive proactive...

Man kills wife in Khairpur

KHAIRPUR: A man shot dead his wife on Thursday on the pretext of Karo-Kari in a village near here, police said. Ibrahim Solangi killed Tasleem...

2 women killed in karo-kari incidents

SUKKUR: A woman was axed to death Thursday by her husband and his accomplices on the pretext of karo-kari in village Khuda Abad within the...