Month: July 2008

Newly wed woman commits suicide

KARACHI: A 20-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide on Sunday, using her duppatta to hang herself from a ceiling fan. The incident took place at her...

Gender benders, please

A WOMAN’S education has always been seen as a cost rather than a benefit. The developing world has rarely viewed it outside the confines of...

Militancy takes Swat to ‘the dark ages’

Thousands of girls abandon education; 131 of total 566 girl schools closed, 40 destroyed since July last year PESHAWAR: The torching and bombing of girl...