Day: June 17, 2014

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...

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)...