Politics of domestic violence bill
Dr Farzana Bari Once again the Bill on Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) for the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) has been deferred by the joint...
Coming to the rescue of women
The suicide of Fakhra Younus, whose face had allegedly been disfigured by the acid attack on March 17 and some other stories have added to...
Veil a protection for students against harassment
Sadia Qasim Shah PESHAWAR: More and more female students of University of Peshawar are veiling themselves from head to toe to evade eve-teasers, who stalk...
HR activists seek early passage of domestic violence bill
ISLAMABAD: Civil society organisations and human rights activists on Monday said they appreciated the passage of a number of pro-women laws by the parliament and...
Police get four-day remand of alleged rapists
ISLAMABAD: Six persons charged with gang raping two schoolgirls were given on four-day physical remand to the police on Saturday. Police produced the accused in...