Election candidates hire women for door-to-door canvassing
TAXILA: Mehwish Bibi visited 200 houses in Taxila’s Hassan Colony on Monday alone, distributing pamphlets, handbills and voters’ lists among residents of the area. Mehwish...
University student in Islamabad allegedly gang-raped
ISLAMABAD: A student of a private university was allegedly gang-raped in the capital, police said on Friday. A case was registered with Shalimar police station...
38 women artists’ works exhibit to be part of Faiz Fest
LAHORE: On the inaugural day of the three-day Faiz Festival, set to start on Feb 9, an exhibition of visual artworks by 38 women artists...
Educated women in Punjab’s Dhurnal barred from voting by husbands
DHURNAL: Perched on her traditional charpai bed, Naeem Kausir says she would like to vote in Pakistan’s upcoming election — if only the men in...
Old woman dies during police raid on house to ‘recover’ married girl
BAHAWALNAGAR: An elderly woman died allegedly because of police torture during a house raid conducted by a Bakhshan police station team here on Friday night,...