September 18, 2011

Women’s role in legislation

By: Shaheen Ashraf Shah RECENTLY, as parliaments around the world celebrated the International Day of Democracy on Sept 15, I found myself wondering how democratic Pakistan’s parliamentarians actually are in

Betrayed by boyfriend, raped by ‘saviours’

By: Shamim Bano KARACHI: A 21-year-old Christian woman allegedly raped by two men for more than a week narrated her horrendous tale before a court on Monday. Recording her statement

NCSW condemns acid throwing on female teachers

ISLAMABAD: The National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) strongly condemned the incident of throwing acid on the faces of women teachers in Balochistan. A statement issued here on

Man booked for killing wife

KARACHI: A woman was hammered to death in Gulshan-i-Iqbal`s Quaid-i-Azam Colony on Wednesday, police said. They said some neighbours rushed to the house of 34-year-old Aqeela Bibi after hearing her

Kainat Soomro’s family attacked

KARACHI: A group of men attacked the family members of alleged gang rape victim Kainat Soomro, injuring her brother and father, on Thursday. Talking to The News, Soomro said that

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