Pakistani women legislators ask US to stop attacks
NEW YORK, Sept 19: A delegation of Pakistani women parliamentarians now visiting the United States has pleaded with US lawmakers and the Bush administration to...
90 honour killings reported in first quarter of 2008
PESAHWAR: Cases of honour killing are on the rise in Pakistan as 90 such cases were reported all over the country in the first quarter...
CJ takes suo moto notice of girl’s burial
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar has taken suo moto action on press reports that a 20 years old orphan girl named Nazeeran Narejo r/o...
Centre asks IGs to invoke ATA in women killing cases
ISLAMABAD: The federal government took a bold initiative on Friday in a bid to stop indiscriminate killings of women in the name of honour as...
Culture of intimidation unacceptable: Sherry
ISLAMABAD: The culture of “open threats and forced directions is unacceptable”, Women Development Minister Sherry Rehman said on Thursday, expressing concern over Taliban threats to...