Equal representation for men, women sought in local bodies
MANSEHRA: Representatives of nongovernmental organisations working for women rights and development on Thursday demanded of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to give men and women equal...
Teenage girl shot dead by brother
Karachi: A teenaged girl was killed by her brother at their residence within the Ittehad Town police limits on Thursday. Sixteen-year-old Rubina, daughter of Ghazi...
‘Midwifery needs govt patronage’
ISLAMABAD: Asifa Rani, a Community Midwife (CMW) at Phagwari near Dina, has been providing services at homes for the last three years but she is...
Man gets life term for killing wife
KARACHI: A district and sessions court sentenced a man on Wednesday to life imprisonment and fined him Rs500,000 for killing his wife in the name...
Rape, killing of Dalit woman condemned
KARACHI: The Pakistan Dalit Solidarity Network (PDSN) — a network of 30 organisations supporting rights of the marginalised groups, particularly minorities and scheduled castes —...