Marriage of a minor
THIS is apropos of the news item, ‘Jirga orders marriage of four-year-old village girl’ (Aug 31). I thought these jirgas were declared illegal but apparently...
NAB withdraws cases against PM’s wife
LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has officially filed an application in the Accountability Court of Karachi to withdraw two cases filed against Prime Minister...
Minor girl’s rape-murder case : Convict files appeal in SHC
KARACHI: Noor Mohammad, who was convicted over the charges of kidnapping, rape and murder of three-year-old girl Sana, filed an appeal against his conviction and...
NCSW rejects CII doubts over domestic violence bill
ISLAMABAD: The National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) has rejected the misgivings of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) that the recently approved...
PML-N seeks probe into violence against women
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Women Wing in its meeting on Wednesday condemned the baton-charge on peaceful women protesting the unannounced loadshedding in Banda Daud...