Disquieting face of violence against women
IN an interesting contrast last week, whilst campaigners in Islamabad were taking up the cudgels to stop violence against women, an all-girl Saudi rock band...
Fehmida terms girls’ education vital for rapid progress
ISLAMABAD (November 29 2008): Speaker National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza has termed investment in girl child education as imperative to ensure rapid progress of the...
‘Medicos may help curb violence against women’
KARACHI, Nov 28: Speakers at a seminar on Friday said that medical practitioners could help significantly in detecting and checking cases of violence against women....
Candle-lit vigil protests plight of women
LAHORE, Nov 28: A candle-lit vigil was held protesting violence against women at Charing Cross on Friday. Members of the Aurat Foundation held placards stating...
Family in trouble as girls defy jirga verdict
JACOBABAD, Nov 28: Three young girls, who were given in marriage by a jirga to settle a karo-kari related dispute when they were children, have...