SC orders regularisation of 366 LHWs in capital
By: Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Islamabad capital administration to regularise the services of around 366 lady health workers (LHWs)by...
For a majority of rape victims, justice is still awaited
By: Zahid Gishkori ISLAMABAD: The tiny village of Rampur Awal in Mirwala, Punjab, is a cauldron of shame. Its residents can’t seem to shake off...
The ulema’s marriage preoccupation
By: Ayaz Amir The one progressive piece of legislation passed in our history was Ayub Khan’s Family Laws Ordinance, 1963. It proclaimed the birth of...
Sindh Women Parliamentary Caucus formed for empowering women
By: Shamim Bano Karachi: The first Sindh Women Parliamentary Caucus has been formed with Sindh Assembly Deputy Speaker Shehla Raza of the Pakistan People’s Party...
Husband takes axe to 20-year-old wife’s leg
By: Fazal Khaliq MINGORA: Two days before Eidul Fitr, 20-year-old Shabnum’s brother came to pick her up from her in-laws’ residence so she could enjoy...