IN an interesting contrast last week, whilst campaigners in Islamabad were taking up the cudgels to stop violence against women, an all-girl Saudi rock band

ISLAMABAD (November 29 2008): Speaker National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza has termed investment in girl child education as imperative to ensure rapid progress of the

KARACHI, Nov 28: Speakers at a seminar on Friday said that medical practitioners could help significantly in detecting and checking cases of violence against women.

LAHORE, Nov 28: A candle-lit vigil was held protesting violence against women at Charing Cross on Friday. Members of the Aurat Foundation held placards stating

JACOBABAD, Nov 28: Three young girls, who were given in marriage by a jirga to settle a karo-kari related dispute when they were children, have

A woman was killed allegedly by her husband on the pretext of karo-kari in Lal Almani village in the Yaroo Loond area of Ghotki district

SUKKUR, Nov 28: The civil judge of Ubauro on Friday granted seven-day police remand of Mohammad Arshad Arain, accused of trying to sell his wife