Documentary highlighting honour killings screened
KARACHI: A documentary highlighting the issue of honour killings in Pakistan was screened at T2F on Sunday. It was part of a programme titled ‘The...
Sold and tortured at the tender age of seven
Sidrah Roghay Karachi: Sold for a mere 9,500 rupees for a year by her own mother to a woman in Karachi, Abida aged seven, suffered...
`Midwife` sent to lock-up in foetuses case
KARACHI: A suspected midwife was on Friday remanded in police custody for one day in the five foetuses case. The suspect, Nuzhat Aslam, said to...
Hira Mandi through French eyes
Peerzada Salman KARACHI: A book titled Hira Mandi by Claudine Le Tourneur d’Ison was launched at the Alliance Francaise Karachi on Friday. The book, on...
Gender equality: WDI report says Pakistan lags behind
Islamabad: Pakistan has been lagging behind in the region in terms of promoting gender equality, especially in education particularly in terms of enrolment of girls...