Month: April 2013

Domestic violence — a public health issue

By Asma Humayun According to the World Health Organisation, domestic violence is a global public health issue. Simply put, this verdict means that domestic violence...

‘216 women burnt alive in 2012’

Karachi: Founder Madadgaar National Helpline Zia Ahmed Awan on Thursday attributed the increasing incidents of burning women and children alive to the improper law enforcing...

Woman shot dead in Shahdadkot

SUKKUR: A man shot dead his wife and then burnt her body in Shahdadkot. Dr Rehana Jamali, a doctor at the hospital where the body...