Month: August 2011

Legitimising intolerance?

By: Farah Khalid Khan Many international and domestic laws have struggled through times to uphold human rights, but discrimination on the basis of race, religion,...

Principal kills female student

TAXILA: A female student was shot dead allegedly by her principal after she resisted his bid to sexually assault her, police said here on Monday....

Labour rights for home-based workers urged

LAHORE: The government should recognise informal sector as a major contributor to the national economy and acknowledge home-based and domestic workers, especially women, as collective...

Girls clinch top three positions in SSC exam

By Azizullah Sharif KARACHI: Girls outshined boys by clinching first, second and third positions in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC), Part-II (Class X), Science group,...

Bail dismissed in swara case

PESHAWAR: A local court on Monday dismissed bail petition of six persons including a prayer leader and members of a jirga charged with giving a...