Three ‘rapists’ arrested
SHEIKHUPURA: Nanrang Mandi police have arrested three people who allegedly raped five women in village Noon on Sunday. Police said eight people were involved in...
Two jirgas decide fate of four girls
SHIKARPUR/SUKKUR: An illegal tribal court (jirga) on Sunday ordered a man to give in marriage his two minor sisters and a minor niece to the...
KEMU syndicate okays girls’ shifting to boys hostel
LAHORE: King Edward Medical University Syndicate on Monday approved the varsity management’s decision to accommodate female students in the boys’ hostel located on McLoad Road....
Sindhi women in politics
Bina Shah A RECENT newspaper article casts light on a great problem women face in Sindh: the fact that traditional culture discourages women from entering...
Brutal ‘punishment’: Five peasant girls gang-raped for ‘demanding wages’
By Asad Kharal LAHORE: A family of farmers in Punjab had to pay a heavy price upon asking for their wages – five of their...