Women body to probe Haripur incident
PESHAWAR: Provincial Commission on the Status of Women has decided to hold its own independent inquiry into the alleged naked parade of a woman on...
Women issues between centre and provinces: NA committee seeks formation of coordination panel
By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly`s Standing Committee on Women Development on Thursday recommended formation of a committee to coordinate between provinces and the...
Plight of Pakistani women
Pakistan is ranked third on the basis of “cultural, tribal and religious practices harmful to women”- Thomson Reuters Foundation survey. A recently published global survey...
Rejecting WikiLeaks charges: Hazoor Bakhsh isn’t my brother, says Mukhtaran Mai
KARACHI: Gang-rape victim Mukhtaran Mai has rejected the allegations levelled against her in a US diplomatic cable released by global secret-buster WikiLeaks. The cable —...
Child rape: 8-year-old abducted, raped and murdered
By Shamsul Islam Family, neighbours threaten sit-in at DPO’s office if rapist is not caught in 48 hours. JHANG: A labourer’s eight-year-old daughter was abducted,...