Month: December 2011

Enforcement of law protecting women rights sought

ISLAMABAD: Speakers on Wednesday stressed the need for strict enforcement of recently-enacted legislation on women’s rights. They also urged the civil society to come forward...

KP PPP women wing pays tribute to BB

By Abdul Khaliq Qureshi ABBOTTABAD: Benazir Bhutto (BB) was a democratic socialist who served Pakistanis as prime minister for two terms from 1988 to 1990...

Justice for women: too little and too slow

By: Tanveer Jahan This month, both Houses of parliament unanimously passed two bills to further bolster legal protection for Pakistani women against nefarious practices, denoting...

Man held for throwing acid on two girls

KARACHI: A young man who had allegedly thrown acid on two girls within the remit of the Surjani Town police station on Sunday night was...