Kohistan By-Polls: Women barred from casting ballots
By: Muhammad Sadaqat PATTAN/KOHISTAN: After depriving women voters of their constitutional right to cast their ballots, only male tribal voters participated in the by-polls held...
Who’s speaking for the oppressed?
By: Sehrish Wasif ISLAMABAD: Most cases of violence against women in Pakistan go unreported. However indicators show that instances of violence against women are on...
Gilani announces National Peace Prize for Swat girl
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday announced National Peace Prize and Rs 500,000 as encouragement for 14-year old Malala Yousufzai, a young...
Govt committed to empower women, says Farooqui
KARACHI: Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister on Media Sharmila Farooqui has said that the present democratic government was firmly committed to empower the women and...
Domestic violence bill
Sir: I recently watched a poor woman’s report on TV whose husband had tortured her on a family issue and also killed his four-month-old child...