By: Saad Hasan KARACHI: A ban on pornographic websites in Pakistan by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in November 2011 has led to a surge in the sale of CDs
By: Saadia Qamar KARACHI: Women who speak up against harassment are often branded “bad women”, reminded Fouzia Saeed, the author of Working with Sharks and Taboo, at an event held
LAHORE: South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) and Media Commission-Pakistan (MC-P) Saturday condemned the attack on Hyderabad Press Club’s former president Mahesh Kumar’s car. Three motorcyclists attacked Kumar’s car while
By: Farahnaz Zahidi Moazzam A Dec 21, 2011 news report said, “The members of the Sindh Assembly… unanimously passed a resolution, urging the government to make honour killing (karo-kari) a
In practical terms, the justice system needs to be speedy, affordable and within the reach of the ordinary citizen. Jirgas or panchayats are speedy, accessible and cheap and, hence, widely
By: Aisha Gazdar With judicial activism at its most vigorous, now may be a good time to revisit how the act of intentional murder in Pakistan became a crime against
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