Violence against women has increased: report
By Aroosa Shaukat LAHORE: The first ever Gender Parity Report for the province suggests that there has been a 20 per cent increase in cases...
Man kills daughter ‘for honour’ in Sindh village
SUKKUR: A man surrendered himself before the Saddar police in Jacobabad city late on Saturday evening and confessed to have strangled his 21-year-old daughter for...
Swat jirga seeks effective law for women’s protection
MINGORA: Members of Khwendo Jirga (sisters’ council) here on Sunday demanded of the government to make an effective legislation for the protection of women in...
Millions of girls being denied right to education, says report
BY AMIN AHMED ISLAMABAD: Almost 16 million girls between the ages of six and 11 will never get the chance to enrol in primary school...
HRCP calls for gender parity in parliament
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said that under representation of women in parliament in this day and age is a poor...