Five-year-old girl raped, strangled
KARACHI: The body of a five-year-old girl, who is believed to have been raped and strangled, was found in Bheempura on Sunday, said the Napier...
Child marriage-free zones to be set up in Pakistan: Brown
LONDON: Former British prime minister Gordon Brown has announced that “child marriage-free zones” are to be set up in Pakistan. Brown, the UN’s special envoy...
Months after escaping entrapment, women await justice
ISLAMABAD: They dreamed of landing jobs that would enable them to support their families. Instead, these girls found themselves trapped in commercial sex work. After...
Girl killed by father, brother for marrying ex-brother-in-law
LAHORE: A married girl was shot dead by her father and brother in the name of ‘honour’ in the Islampura area on Saturday. The deceased...
CII decision on marriage
By M. Ali Siddiqui The Council of Islamic Ideology’s ruling on minimum age for marriage raises several questions. The Holy Quran and Sunnah do not...