Domestic violence no more a private affair
Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Monday unanimously passed a landmark bill making domestic violence against any vulnerable person, including women and children residing in...
Women’s rally
SOME large political events have been organised recently at Karachi’s Bagh-i-Quaid, but the ‘women’s rally’ staged by the MQM on Sunday is noteworthy. First, the...
Journalistic ethics: How the media traumatises rape victims
By Zehra Abid The reporting of rape is far short of proper standards. KARACHI: Sex sells. Sensational stories on sex crimes sell even better. And...
‘Resolve the issue or lose Balochistan’: Altaf
Azfar-ul-Ashfaque KARACHI: Altaf Hussain, the chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, has said that wrong policies and suppression of the voice of Baloch people have...
Educational institutions ignore curbing sexual harassment
Ikram Junaidi ISLAMABAD: Although over one year passed since Higher Education Commission (HEC) issued instructions to establish sexual harassment committees in educational institutions, 98 out...