





Representatives of different governmental organisations, civil society activists, media personnel, academia and lawyers at a

LAHORE: Provincial Local Government Minister Zeeshan Rafiq has said women, minorities, peasants, workers and youth

A female student, who was allegedly gang-raped over a month back, has appealed to Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Anwar to help her in

A judicial magistrate on Thursday sentenced a man to a total of nine years in prison on three counts for sharing indecent images and videos of his former fiancée on

The parliament, political parties, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and civil society must join forces to enhance participation of women as voters and candidates in the electoral processes. This consensus

Kasowal police have booked three men for alleged gang rape of their newly-married friend’s wife, after the couple took shelter at the outhouse of one of the suspects at 6/14-L

In a significant move to enhance the rights and protection of acid attack victims, the Punjab Social Protection Authority (PSPA) has joined hands with the office of the Prosecutor General Punjab under the Nayee Zindagi Program. This collaboration marks a major milestone in providing free legal and prosecutorial assistance to



A young twice-married woman was shot dead allegedly by her former brother-in-law outside a private



A young couple who had contracted a love marriage was murdered on Chandra Road, Kot Lakhpat, on Friday in what appears to be a suspected case of honour killing. The



LAHORE: A highly informative session titled, ‘Hate speech and disinformation’ attracted a good number of audiences at the Asma Jahangir

LAHORE: A highly informative session titled, ‘Hate speech and disinformation’ attracted a good number of audiences at the Asma Jahangir




I was not even a teenager when I learnt one of the most important life lessons. It became a part of my value system. Abbottabad was popular as a “hill

SOMETIMES it appears that not much is written about Pakistan, its society and politics, and even less is noticed and discussed. Perhaps because, as a people, we read so little.

VIOLENCE in societies reflects their incapability to embrace the notion of empowerment of their individuals. To live happily, it is necessary to be in charge of one’s own life decisions.

Riding a bike has always been seen as a “manly act”, and it is a rare sight to catch women riding motorcycles in Pakistan. However, with the economic crisis and
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