Swat’s child brides married off for ‘honour’
MADYAN: One sunny afternoon as she skipped home from school, Saneeda was accosted by her estranged father, who wanted to marry her to a man...
Commission on women’s status
KARACHI: Women’s Action Forum has demanded that the provincial government establish the Sindh Commission on the Status of Women to uplift the status of women...
Police yet to launch inquiry into Kohistan video scandal
KOHISTAN: Despite the corroboration of the murder of five women over a video showing them clapping and singing at a wedding in Kohistan last year,...
Eight schools in Johi spare two hours every week to educate students on child abuse
By: Sameer Mandhro JOHI: Eight schools run by the Village Shadabad Organisation in Johi taluka are imparting education on the rights of the body. In...
Education indispensable for women empowerment, seminar told
By: Anil Datta Karachi: The role of women in contributing to the economy can never be denied and can only be buttressed by giving them...