November 16, 2011

Prison for women to be opened in Dadu

KARACHI: A prison for female convicts will be opened in the district of Dadu, said the Sindh law minister, Ayaz Soomro, who has also been made the minister for prisons.

NA passes pro-women bill unanimously

By: Raja Asghar ISLAMABAD: After being blocked twice last month, a landmark private bill seeking to penalise evils like the so-called “marriage with the holy Quran”, forced wedlock, and depriving

Brothers shoot sister dead

RAWALPINDI: A woman was shot dead by her brother and cousin in Dhoke Lakhan on Tuesday, police sources said. Maryam Ayub, 22, was killed allegedly by her brother Mohammad Amir

Woman’s appeal

HYDERABAD: A newly-married woman has sought protection against life threats being issued to her, her spouse and in-laws because of her free-will marriage. Speaking at a news conference at the

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