Missing Aisha Kumari’s family hoping to see her alive
Ammar Shahbazi Karachi: On a usual day, her brother would pick her up from the parlour she frequented to take a beautician’s course. The 15-year-old...
Women empowerment package remains dormant
Intikhab Hanif LAHORE: Not a single step has been taken to implement the Punjab Women Empowerment Package announced with much fanfare by Chief Minister Shahbaz...
Divergent court verdicts in honour killing cases
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in its annual report 2011 mentioned that at least 943 women were killed in the name of honour....
Man kills wife’s lover, injures her
LAHORE – An auto-rickshaw driver on Saturday forced his entry into the residence of his in-laws, injured his estranged wife and killed a relative of...
Pro-women draft bill: government decides to amend law on domestic violence
ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday decided to make changes in different clauses of a landmark pro-woman draft bill – Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill,...