Gender gap: WEF report places Pakistan at bottom
By: AMIN AHMED ISLAMABAD: This year gender gap has narrowed down slightly across the world, but in Pakistan it appears to have widened. The ‘Global...
Woman kills self
Karachi: A woman committed suicide after her parents refused to allow her to marry a man she loved in the Jamshed Quarters area on Friday,...
Teenage girl, man killed in name of ‘honour’
KHAIRPUR: Armed men gunned down a teenage girl and a man in the name of honour in Ramzan Ja Pirr village in the kutcha area...
11 arrested over swara cases in Swat
MINGORA: Swat police on Friday arrested 11 people over two swara cases in upper parts of the district. Police said five people recently held a...
ECP’s new move for greater women participation in elections
By: IFTIKHAR A. KHAN ISLAMABAD: Moved by women’s ever-poor participation in the general elections, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to establish a...