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PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has said the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is committed to eradicating the Gender-Based Violence by providing protection and empowerment to women. He was addressing the agreement signing ceremony between the Social Welfare Department and UN Women ...

KARACHI: The police on Monday arrested a man for killing his sister-in-law over domestic dispute few days ago and recovered the knife used in the murder. According to SHO Hassebullah Qureshi, the accused identified as Shakeel was involved in killing ...

KARACHI: The number of reported cases of domestic violence and harassment is increasing as women in Punjab are becoming more aware of their rights. According to the Punjab Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) data, in 2018, 3,860 women called ...

SARGODHA: In a gruesome incident, a man allegedly axed to death his wife and then took his own life over a domestic dispute in Sargodha, Express News reported on Wednesday. Police said that Akhtar Hussain, a resident of Qasba Pathan Kot, had married ...

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, ...