Prodigal actress escapes multiple court pleas
By Qaiser Zulfiqar / Rana Yasif ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday dismissed yet another petition against actress Veena Malik following her controversial...
Security of rape victim’s family increased: DPO
KARAK: District Police Officer Sajid Ahmad Mohmand Monday claimed that security of the alleged gang-rape victim Uzma Ayub had been increased and vowed that the...
Burnt alive over Mehr
Mohammad Asghar RAWALPINDI: A woman was burnt alive in Ganjmandi area on Monday, allegedly by her in-laws in a dispute over Mehr. The woman’s parents-in-law...
Senate passes two women bills
Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Monday unanimously passed two landmark bills providing for deterrent punishment for anti-women practices and acid crimes. Both the...
Violence against women: Media urged to form ‘sensitised’ code of conduct
KARACHI: A workshop was organised to emphasise a code of conduct for the media with regard to violence against women, under the aegis of White...