Month: March 2008

Dowry: girl goes through hell

SIALKOT, March 3: A married woman was beaten unconscious by her in-laws as punishment for bringing dowry much less to their expectations in Glotiyaan Khurd...

Woman sold for Rs95,000 ends life

LARKANA, March 3: Disheartened by torture by her husband almost daily, a woman committed suicide by consuming pesticides in Punhal Jamali village in the jurisdiction...

Lack of qualified staff deemed a hindrance

The absence of qualified researchers needed to carry out an impact assessment survey has placed the whole exercise under a cloud. The decision taken by...

11-year-old girl tortured, assaulted

NAWABSHAH, March 2: A Hindu girl was criminally assaulted by two men in Gupchani village, 10 kilometres from here on Saturday. The 11-year-old girl was...