Elderly woman strangled by ‘family’
Karachi: An elderly woman was murdered by her son and grandson at their Gulshan-e-Ghazi residence on Tuesday, said the Ittehad Town police. Seventy-year-old Gulab Jan...
Pioneering sex education in Sindh village
JOHI: In neat rows, the girls in white headscarves listened carefully as the teacher described the changes in their bodies. When the teacher asked what...
Women lawmakers for promoting gender equality in education
ISLAMABAD: A three-day dialogue among women parliamentarians of the United Kingdom, Afghanistan and Pakistan ended on Saturday with a resolve to promote gender equality in...
Women Police Network symposium organized
PESHAWAR: A one-day Women Police Network (WPN) Symposium was held at a local hotel in Peshawar on Monday. The Symposium was organized by Gender Responsive...
708 forced, early marriages reported last year
KARACHI: At least 708 boys and girls fell prey to forced and early marriages in Pakistan in the year 2013 which included 264 such cases...