Month: June 2011

Doubts over Haripur incident probe

ISLAMABAD: The National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) has expressed reservations about the investigation being carried out in a case of public dishonouring...

Haripur incident accused sent to jail

HARIPUR: A judicial magistrate here on Tuesday sent four accused to Haripur jail on judicial remand for their alleged involvement in dishonouring a woman publicly....

The dismal state of women in Pakistan

By Zafar Hilaly The writer is an analyst and a former ambassador to Yemen, Nigeria and Italy While we have seen phenomenal changes take place...

Harassment: fact, perception and law

Hina Hafeezullah Ishaq “The fact that a girl old enough to look after herself decides to walk in a public place without someone to look...