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...
Youth murders sister, mother for ‘honour’
LAHORE — The youth, who gunned down his 20-year-old sister and mother at his residence in Kahna police area and fled away from the crime...