AIOU, Iranian varsities to launch programmes for women education
ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Vice Chancellor Prof Nazir Ahmed Sangi on Wednesday showed keen interest in launching academic programmes for promoting women education...
The words describing ‘rape’: Blaming the victim, shielding the rapist
By: Fouzia Saeed WASHINGTON DC: Pakistani society is still a bit confused about who ought to be punished for a crime of rape. Although everyone...
Consensus building: ‘Violence against women needs to stop’
By: Hassan Naqvi LAHORE: “To understand the disproportionate impact of armed conflict and disaster on women and girls…it is necessary to increase their role in...
Rape laws in Pakistan: travesty of justice
By: Sara Ali The Federal Shariat Court has reaffirmed that nowhere do the Quran and Sunnah prohibit the use of DNA tests and instead strongly...
Woman gunned down in Kuchlak
QUETTA: A woman was gunned down by a man in Kuchlak area on Wednesday. According to the police, accused Abdullah barged into the house of...