Education key to changing women’s lot
By Naila Anwar Warraich ISLAMABAD: Narrating her life and struggle, Ghulam Sughra, a recipient of International Women of Courage Award, on Tuesday told students that...
Militants blow up girls school in Adezai
PESHAWAR: Militants blew up a government-run primary school for girls in Adezai area on the suburbs of provincial metropolis on Tuesday, police said An official...
13 released after acquittal in Mukhtar Mai case
MULTAN: Thirteen men, who were acquitted by a three-member bench of the Supreme Court in the Mukhtar Mai gang-rape case a couple of days ago,...
Women protection bill: Law Ministry yet to file appeal on FSC judgment
ISLAMABAD: The Law Ministry has failed to file its appeal in the apex court against Federal Shariat Court’s (FSC) December 21, 2010, judgment on Women...
Deconstructing the SC’s Mukhtaran Mai verdict – II
By Abira Ashfaq The writer is a lawyer who has worked with Sahil Bachao Tehrik and Peoples Resistance, a group formed in solidarity with the...