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LAHORE:A woman was killed over ‘honour’ in the provincial capital after marrying of her own free will on Sunday. He sister was also injured in the incident. Reportedly, 30-year-old Uzma had married of her own free will a days ago. ...

KARACHI:An overwhelming majority of the men in Pakistan look to women in their families as their honour and pride. The respect is based on cultural and religious traditions that seek to address the gender divide. However, a system that has ...

KARACHI: An antiterrorism court (ATC) on Thursday sent a man to jail for 14 years in an acid-throwing case. The court found Danish guilty of attacking an air hostess with acid and causing her critical injuries in July 2015 in ...

PESHAWAR: The treasury and opposition members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Wednesday condemned with one voice the display of ‘objectionable portraits’ and raising of ‘inappropriate slogans and demands’ by marchers marking the International Women’s Day in many cities of ...

ISLAMABAD / RAWALPINDI: The homicide unit of the federal capital police has managed to arrest a man who is suspected of murdering his daughter for honour. According to Khanna police, the victim’s mother Akhtar Jabeen had registered a case on Tuesday claiming ...