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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 ...

FAISALABAD: A woman suffered severe injuries after she was attacked with acid in the Saddar police jurisdiction on Tuesday. A police official told APP that Ramzana, 35, the owner of a small ‘dhaba’ or food outlet, refused the marriage proposal of ...

KARACHI: Incidents of violence against women continued to make headlines in the departing year  2018. Throughout the year, several reports surfaced whereby women and young girls were either killed in the name of ‘honour’ or rape and murdered. Earlier this year, ...

QUETTA: The Aurat Foundation will commence a 16-day awareness campaign from November 25 to December 10 in Baluchistan, aiming to reduce violence against women in different fields. Every year the campaign starts on November 25, the International Day for the Elimination ...

MULTAN: A man was injured in an acid attack by his in-laws for contracting second marriage here on Monday. Haq Nawaz, a resident of Kehror Pacca, had contracted second marriage against the will of his first wife and in-laws. On ...