Month: November 2013

Woman gang raped by dacoits

HAFIZABAD: During a dacoity in village Kotoana (Dera Anwar Lurka), a woman was gang-raped by robbers who later made off with cash and valuables worth thousands...

In the name of honour, two girls shot dead

LAHORE: Two teenage girls were murdered for ‘honour’ separately in different parts of the provincial metropolis, police said on Monday. Zainab Bibi, 16, was gunned...

Awareness campaign on mother, child health

LAHORE: Health Minister Khalil Tahir Sindhu launched on Monday an awareness drive to observe the Mother and Child Health (MCH) Week. Addressing a ceremony at...

Cultural festival for women held

SUKKUR: A one-day cultural festival for women was organised by the archaeology and anthropology museum at Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur. The vice chancellor, Prof...

Mum-of-four ends life

LAHORE: A mother of four girls ended her life by setting herself ablaze in reaction to domestic violence in Ghaziabad, police said on Monday. According...