December 12, 2011

Senate passes two women bills

Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Monday unanimously passed two landmark bills providing for deterrent punishment for anti-women practices and acid crimes. Both the bills amend the Pakistan Penal

Female juvenile offenders

ISLAMABAD: Too many women are still serving short prison sentences, often for breaching community orders for crimes that do not themselves carry a prison sentence, according to media reports. In

Maryam for exploiting women talent

LAHORE: PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said women can play a significant role in changing the destiny of the nation. Talking to a group of women party workers here

M A Zuberi’s first death anniversary today

KARACHI: Today is the first death anniversary of founder-Editor of Business Recorder M A Zuberi. His prose was elegant and lively. Hundreds of editorials that he wrote in his career

PTI assures women of end to discrimination

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Lahore Women Wing organiser Dr Nosheen Hamid Miraj assured party workers on Sunday that the party would end all discriminatory laws against women after coming into power.

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