IN an interesting contrast last week, whilst campaigners in Islamabad were taking up the cudgels to stop violence against women, an all-girl Saudi rock band called The Accolade was making
ISLAMABAD (November 29 2008): Speaker National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza has termed investment in girl child education as imperative to ensure rapid progress of the country. She was addressing the
KARACHI, Nov 28: Speakers at a seminar on Friday said that medical practitioners could help significantly in detecting and checking cases of violence against women. The seminar on “Elimination of
LAHORE, Nov 28: A candle-lit vigil was held protesting violence against women at Charing Cross on Friday. Members of the Aurat Foundation held placards stating various views like one against
JACOBABAD, Nov 28: Three young girls, who were given in marriage by a jirga to settle a karo-kari related dispute when they were children, have refused to accept the jirga
A woman was killed allegedly by her husband on the pretext of karo-kari in Lal Almani village in the Yaroo Loond area of Ghotki district on Thursday. According to sources,
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