Women liberation: Bill for women’s protection set to be tabled before PA
LAHORE: The Punjab Protection of Women against Violence Bill has been approved by the Standing Committee on Social Welfare and Baitul Maal and will be...
Empowering village women
A young mother I spoke with in rural Sindh this week recounted for me how she endured pushing, shoving and even biting by other women...
Eight of 10 accused in Malala attack case acquitted
BY: Fazal Khaliq MINGORA: In a surprising development, it emerged on Friday that in the trial of 10 accused in the high-profile attempted murder of...
Call to make CNIC compulsory for marriage
By FAIZA ILYAS KARACHI: Production of the computerised national identity card (CNIC) and birth registration certificate at the time of marriage be made mandatory to...
Jirga justice: Teenage cousins declared ‘karo’ and ‘kari’
SUKKUR: A jirga held in Mubarak Kalhoro village has allegedly declared two cousins as karo and kari, ordering both of them to be put to...