Woman kills herself in Attock
TAXILA: A woman committed suicide by shooting herself with a pistol at Hamza Town of Attock on Monday. Police said the woman was in distress...
President upholds penalty against PTV official
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday upheld a major penalty against a senior official of Pakistan Television (PTV) for sexual harassment of a makeup...
Protests and fury at Pakistan’s ‘rape epidemic’ after woman attacked in city park
The gang-rape of a woman in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, has sparked furious protests at the country’s “rape epidemic” and the culture of impunity that surrounds...
SHC laments police, prosecution treating gender-based violence cases casually
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday took exception to casual treatment of gender-based violence cases by the investigation and prosecution and observed that the...
Women advised self-examination to detect breast cancer
PESHAWAR: Speakers at a seminar called upon women to perform self-examination on daily basis to be able to detect breast cancer at earlier stage and...