No sanction for wife-beating
WHEN the Indian parliament recently passed a law prescribing punishment for men beating up their women, the secretary of the Muslim Personal Law Board objected,...
Induction of Bijarani, Zehri into Federal cabinet slammed
KARACHI – Khawateen Mahaz-e-Amal (Women’s Action Forum WAF) Pakistan has strongly protested over the induction of Senator Israrullah Zehri and Hazaar Khan Bijarani in the...
Sexual harassment bill to protect women at all levels
ISLAMABAD: The bill concerning sexual harassment will support women at federal, provincial and district levels, Federal Social Welfare and Special Education Minister Samina Khalid Ghurki...
Maidservant shows torture marks to court
A maidservant, who was allegedly detained by her employer in DHA area, told the Sindh High Court that she was tortured by her employer’s family...
Tajik woman wants daughter’s recovery through Interpol
Fatima Bibi, a Tajik woman, has urged the government to help recover her kidnapped daughter through Interpol as her ex-husband Abdullah had fled to Iran....