Month: February 2014

Marriage dispute claims life

GUJAR KHAN: A quarrel over matrimonial issue claimed a life in Pakka Khanpur village Friday night, police said. Mohammad Rasheed, a resident of Pakka Khanpur,...

Anti-harassment laws for universities

By: Fouzia Saeed The anti-sexual harassment law is applicable to all institutions, government, private, civil society and as the text of the law regarding this...

Maids to be made skilled

LAHORE: The International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the Punjab Women Development Department launched a pilot training programme to improve the employability, living and...

Stoning of a couple to death condemned

ISLAMABAD: The chairperson of National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW), Khawar Mumtaz, has criticized the local cleric and people of the Loralai village...

Family courts’ judges

OUR constitution (Article 25) stipulates: “All citizens are equal before the law”. As a result of this, women’s access to judicial bodies is increasing day...