Crimes against women
September 29, 2008
WOMEN in Pakistan live in a state of perpetual fear. This raises questions about the rights of women especially in a country where they face violence, which often proves fatal,
WOMEN in Pakistan live in a state of perpetual fear. This raises questions about the rights of women especially in a country where they face violence, which often proves fatal,
SUKKUR, Sept 28: A woman was strangled to death by her husband on the pretext of karo-kari in Riazat Golato village of the Risaldar area near Kandhkot late on Saturday
MULTAN: Two hundred and twenty-five women have been killed in incidents of Karo Kari (honour killing) in the past six months across Pakistan, a report of the Aurat Foundation revealed.
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