Burying of women alive SC directs Balochistan IGP to arrest accused
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) Thursday ordered the inspector-general police (IGP), Balochistan, to take personal interest in the case of burying five women alive last...
Freewill couple hiding in fear of honour killing
KARACHI: Frightened and penniless, Saira Jatoi knows nothing of marital bliss. Since eloping, she and her husband have camped out in a police station, terrified...
Displaced pregnant women face health risk
ISLAMABAD: The pregnant women and new mothers displaced by fighting in North West Frontier Province were facing a potential health crisis, said medical teams of...
Rights minister slams Shahbaz
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Human Rights Syed Mumtaz Alam Gillani on Thursday criticised Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif for not taking action against human rights violators...
Women can help avert water crisis
Last week we celebrated World Environment Day. There was a lot of talk on water and depletion of this precious natural resource and the need...