National Assembly committee forms body to probe ‘sexual harassment’ of PEC employee
By: Tanveer Ahmed ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Human Rights on Thursday formed a sub-committee to probe the alleged sexual harassment of...
Female prisoners to receive free legal aid
HYDERABAD: The provincial government will provide free legal aid to female prisoners, said the minister for women’s development, Tauqeer Fatima Bhutto, after visiting the women’s...
Chief Justice steps in to put a stop to jirgas in Sindh
KARACHI: Taking note of news reports about jirgas in Sindh ordering barter of girls to settle personal disputes, Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry...
Rapist of minor girl jailed for life
Karachi: A man was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday after he was found guilty of kidnapping, raping and murdering a minor girl in...
Classmates wounded with Malala get well, return to school
By: Mushtaq Yusufzai MINGORA: Undeterred by the October 9 gruesome assassination attempt on Malala Yousafzai by the Maulana Fazlullah-led Taliban, the two girl students, Shazia...