Justice for women
THE shelter for women in distress is often described as a halfway house and one wonders whether Pakistani women are considered entitled to anything more....
WEF releases report Pakistan at 127/130 in global gender gap F.P. Report
ISLAMABAD: The World Economic Forum released the Global Gender Gap report 2008 here on Wednesday under which the social and economic empowerment of women is...
Violence against women reached frightening height in Punjab: Aurat Foundation
LAHORE (November 13 2008): Violence against women has reached a frightening height in Punjab during the third quarter of the year (July-September) as the cases...
Husband kills wife over dispute
An angry husband killed his wife at their residence in the Frere police limits on Wednesday. Surayya Begum, 55, was strangled by her husband Shafiq-ur-Rehman...
‘No trampling of women’s rights’
ISLAMABAD: Information and Broadcasting Minister Sherry Rehman said on Tuesday that there will be no trampling of rights of women during the Pakistan People’s Party...