Month: June 2013

Woman dies of acid burns

MULTAN: Shamim Mai (22) succumbed to acid burns in Nishtar Hospital Multan on Tuesday. Her husband’s younger brother Muhammad Din threw acid on her when...

Language and gender bias

By: Alizeh Iqbal Haider Language is not just a tool of communication but an insightful social and cultural indicator; a gauge that reflects the belief...

Agony of missing lad’s mum

RAWALPINDI: An old and helpless mother, who has been running from pillar to post to know the whereabouts of her 24-year-old son who went missing...

On the frontline: women and children

By: Zahrah Nasir During their years of occupation of Afghanistan, America has, repeatedly and at every single available opportunity, declared the urgent need for ‘women’s...