August 6, 2011

G-B court takes action on gang rape report

G-B court takes action on gang rape report By Shabbir Mir GILGIT: Following the alleged gang rape of a girl in Skardu a few weeks ago, Gilgit-Baltistan’s (G-B) Supreme Appellate

Two girls killed over karo-kari in Mastung

Three armed men allegedly shot at their two relative girls over suspicion of having illicit relations with a person in Kanak area of Mastung district. “The injured girls have been

Crimes against women go up by 18 pc in a year

ISLAMABAD: Crimes against women, including forced marriages and sexual assaults, registered an increase of 18 percent over a period of one year, according to a comparison of cases registered in

No end to phone tapping of women MNAs

By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD: Despite repeated complaints by the women parliamentarians about their phone tapping, the government remains least bothered to resolve the matter and has even refused to listen

Rs11bn approved for an ailing Railways

TAHIR AMIN ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Restructuring of Public Sector Enterprises on Friday approved Rs 11 billion for Pakistan Railways to make it financially viable. The committee, which met

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