Life cut short: Abandoned newborn dies of burns
By: Shamsul Islam FAISALABAD: Let us call her Afeerah, meaning ‘covered in soil and dust’. The final hours in the life of the newborn baby...
Rapist, killer of eight-year-old sentenced to death
Karachi: A man was sentenced to death for raping and killing an eight-year-old girl in 2006. The additional district and sessions court (west) awarded Siddique...
Malala tops list of most powerful Asians in UK
ISLAMABAD: Malala Yousafzai has topped the list of 101 most powerful British Asians and Asian residents in the UK, knocking Labour MP Keith Vaz off...
Time limit for indoor marriages challenged
LAHORE: A lawyer has filed a writ petition challenging police raids on residences in alleged violation of the Punjab Marriage Function Act 2006. Advocate Ishtiaq...
UN women’s rights resolution passed despite backlash
United States: A UN General Assembly committee has agreed on a landmark first resolution for women’s rights defenders such as Malala Yousafzai, despite a hard...