BISP initiatives imperative to achieve women empowerment
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister and Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Chairperson Farzana Raja said that the present democratic government has taken concrete and practical steps to...
Bill for financial, legal help to women prisoners okayed
By: Tanveer Ahmed ISLAMABAD: The Upper House of parliament, on Tuesday, passed a pro-women legislation to provide legal and financial assistance to the women languishing...
Girls’ school blown up
TANK: Militants on Tuesday blew up the Government Girls’ High School in village Amakhel in jurisdiction of Mulazai. Police said the militants planted an explosive...
Women’s protection
Two bills passed by the Senate on Monday add to the recent legislation favouring women. The “Acid Control and Acid Crime Prevention Bill” and the...
Murder of rape victim’s brother, police protest against judiciary
By: Akhtar Amin PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday took suo motu notice of murder of the brother of a rape victim and...