When rapists go free
Sana Bucha Rape, like hate, is a strong word. It’s taboo to use it in some parts of the country, while the word ‘sexual assault’...
Where is the justice?
There is a structural contradiction within the ‘justice’-delivery apparatus By Aasim Sajjad Akhtar The Supreme Court’s decision to acquit five of the six men that...
Debate on Mukhtar Mai case disallowed in NA
By Raja Asghar ISLAMABAD: It was a blatant disregard of an international outcry over the acquittal of all but one gang-rape accused in the Mukhtar...
`Forcibly marrying sister-in-law`: IHC issues notices
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court Chief Justice on Friday issued notices to Abpara SHO in a petition filed by a woman seeking criminal case against...
Mukhtar Mai case
THE Supreme Court verdict in Mukhtar Mai`s gang-rape case has finally been delivered and for many it is a deeply disappointing one. Since 2002, the...