April 28, 2004

Debate on women’s issues in PA

KARACHI: The Government of Sindh has failed to take any measures as regards problems confronted by women, with special reference to Human Rights violation such as domestic violence and Karo-Kari.

Women urge Karzai not to deal with warlords

ISLAMABAD: Some 300 Afghan women protestors here on April 27 urged President Hamid Karzai not to rely on warlords, with notorious records of human rights abuses, for rebuilding the war-ravaged

Govt body to check violence against women

KARACHI – The Sindh government, with the approval of the competent authority, has constituted a violence against women committee consisting of the following members: The minister for women development will

Karo-kari: man kills daughter

KHAIRPUR – A man, killed his daughter in Abbas Narejo village, Kingri taluka, on pretext of Karo-Kari, on April 26. The girl, Laila, was cooking meal for her family when

Cinema strike

LAHORE – The Pakistan film industry has threatened a countrywide indefinite strike from May 6 if the government does not accept its demands. In a five-point charter of demands presented

Women & Health body formed

KARACHI – The Government of Sindh with the approval of the competent authority has constituted a “Women & Health Committee” consisting of the following members and terms of reference. The

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