Domestic abuse drives mother of five to suicide
Karachi: A 30-year-old woman committed suicide at her residence within the Memon Goth police limits on Wednesday. Sughra, wife of Babul and a mother of...
Average marriage age for girls 13 in some rural areas
LAHORE: Sixteen civil society organisations formally launched the Alliance against Child Marriages (AACM) Punjab on Tuesday to try and bring up the average age of...
Two women allegedly gang raped
ABBOTABAD: Two women were allegedly gang raped within the limits of the city, shared the police on Tuesday. According to Nawansher police, 32-year-old Sofia* and...
11-year-old married to 12-year-old
FAISALABAD: In Kamalia’s Jinnah Colony, an 11-year-old girl has been married to a 12-year-old boy. The girl’s father had remarried the boy’s sister. Kamalia police...
Domestic violence in urban society
Sir: Whenever I have had the opportunity to visit a lawyer friend in Islamabad or Rawalpindi, I see many abused women — victims of domestic...