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HYDERABAD: A man and his sister-in-law were shot dead for honour in Thatta district on Wednesday. The incident took place in village Sher Muhammad Chandio. Abdul Kareem Chandio shot dead his uncle, Muhammad Essa Chandio, 35, and his other uncle’s ...

LAHORE: A team of the investigation police have reportedly taken into custody three young men in connection with murder of a dancer who was shot at and killed in a ride-sharing vehicle on Aug 11. The arrest came after the ...

Islamabad: Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF) on Sunday claimed that the reported cases of acid throwing on women have dropped by around 50% as compared with last five years. According to ASF’s data, this drop of cases was a major success ...

It has been a few years since the enactment of provincial laws on domestic violence against women but experts believe their implementation continues to remain a serious challenge amid weak political and administrative will. Domestic violence against women remained legally ...

DOMESTIC violence has been an urgent social and public health problem for decades in Pakistan, which has long believed women should bear mental and physical abuse as an unpleasant, if unavoidable, part of marriage. Instead of speaking out against abuse ...