Amina was mistaken
By: Zaigham Khan Amina Bibi, the 18-year-old college student who set herself on fire on March 14 outside a police station in the Muzaffargarh district,...
Conference on women leadership
LAHORE: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan in collaboration with Dawn is organising an international conference titled ‘Celebrating Women’s Leadership’ at the Johar Town Expo...
NCSW expresses concerns over CII recommendations
ISLAMABAD: The chairperson of the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW), Khawar Mumtaz, expressed grave concerns over the recent recommendations of the Council...
Clandestine abortions: dangerous and deadly
Haroon Mustafa Janjua An unsafe abortion is defined as “a procedure for terminating an unintended pregnancy carried out either by persons lacking the necessary skills...
Halting rape
Amna Bibi of Muzaffargarh was gang raped in January and she immolated herself in March. During this period she must have made strenuous effort to...