NA passes pro-women bill unanimously
By: Raja Asghar ISLAMABAD: After being blocked twice last month, a landmark private bill seeking to penalise evils like the so-called “marriage with the holy...
Brothers shoot sister dead
RAWALPINDI: A woman was shot dead by her brother and cousin in Dhoke Lakhan on Tuesday, police sources said. Maryam Ayub, 22, was killed allegedly...
Woman’s appeal
HYDERABAD: A newly-married woman has sought protection against life threats being issued to her, her spouse and in-laws because of her free-will marriage. Speaking at...
Kohistanis unlikely to allow women vote in by-poll
MANSEHRA: Although Election Commission of Pakistan has set up separate polling booths for women to cast their votes in Kohistan by-election, yet it seems that...
Minister for making CNIC mandatory for marriage
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Women Development, Tauqeer Fatima Bhutto on Monday said Computerised National Identity Card should be declared a compulsory document for marriage. The...