October 19, 2011

LHC moved to stop deal by state-run TV

By: Amir Riaz LAHORE: A writ petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) to stop proposed secrete deal of stat-run Pakistan Television (PTV) with Zee TV of

Woman, daughter butchered for ‘honour’

BAHAWALNAGAR: A woman and her daughter were killed by her sons in the name of ‘honour’ here in Marot area on Tuesday. According to detail, old age Manzooran Bibi were

Father slaughters married daughter

LAHORE: Two people including a married woman were murdered in separate incidents here in different parts of the City on Tuesday, police said. In the first incident, a man slaughtered

More legislation needed on women rights

KARACHI: Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Prof Dr Seemi Naghmana Tahir said on Tuesday that further legislation was needed

NA again defers anti-women practices bill

By: Asim Yasin ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday again deferred an important piece of legislation – anti-women practices (criminal law amendment) bill, 2008 – on technical ground though four

Landmark pro-women bill blocked in NA again

By: Raja Asghar ISLAMABAD: Women’s cause suffered a big blow in the National Assembly on Tuesday when an apparent gang-up blocked a landmark, pro-women private bill for the second time

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