Two more held in six-year-old girl rape and murder case
KARACHI: Police on Monday claimed to have arrested two more suspects for allegedly raping and killing a six-year-old girl in Orangi Town. The girl had...
Implementation of laws to curb domestic violence stressed
LARKANA: Speakers at a seminar have stressed the need to implement different laws passed on women rights so as to protect them from domestic violence...
Women development: government to implement comprehensive programme: Minister
Provincial Minister for Women Development Hameeda Waheed uddin has said that government is implementing a comprehensive programme for the economic empowerment of women. She was...
Middle-aged woman gang-raped at panchayat
By Owais Qarni MULTAN: A middle-aged woman was allegedly gang-raped on Friday by at least five men in Muzaffargarh in collaboration with members of a...
From stigmatisation to inaction: Protection of Women Act 2006 brings no relief to rape victims
By Riaz Ahmad PESHAWAR: For decades, human rights activists attacked the Hudood Ordinance 1979 for its treatment of rape victims. This ordinance was introduced by...