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ISLAMABAD: A survey report has disclosed that while Pakistan has made progress in how more people now think that women deserve equal rights and should work. However, incidents of domestic violence have soared in the country instead of falling. These figures, ...

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday directed the provincial government to ensure effective implementation of the Domestic Violence (Prevention & Protection) Act 2013 in letter and spirit to redress the grievances of the victims of such incidents. The SHC’s ...

Aiming at initiating a collective effort to eliminate violence against all the underprivileged groups and marginalised communities, women from all walks of life gathered on Friday for the second Aurat March at the lawns of Frere Hall to mark International ...

KARACHI: Even after the passage of five years, The Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act, 2013 meant to provide relief to victims of domestic violence is lying dormant with no measures being taken for its implementation. The law was passed in ...

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has directed the chief secretary to notify within a month a commission and protection committees to deal with cases of domestic violence as required under a provincial law passed nearly six years ago. According to ...