LHC takes notice of assault on minor girl
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court Complaint Cell on Monday took notice of a press report according to which an eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped by...
Of violence, women and us — II
By: Navid Shahzad In a universal context, all violence is a means to assert power. In Pakistani and Indian cities, rapid urbanisation without gainful employment...
Rape and conflict
The recently concluded summit on sexual violence in conflict-ridden areas in London may have been held with the best of intentions but any substantive impact...
Man killed by brothers-in-law in the name of ‘honour’
HYDERABAD: A man was killed in front of his wife and sisters in an instance of honour killing in Hyderabad on Sunday evening. The incident...
HRCP dismayed at Panjgur schools’ closure
LAHORE: Dismayed at the forced and continued closure of schools by militants in the Panjgur town of Balochistan, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)...