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ISLAMABAD: A senior police officer of Gilgit-Baltistan has been sacked on allegation of harassing his former wife on social media. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Junaid Arshad – who was suspended pending decision on his appeal – has also been slapped ...

AFTER much delay, the KP government has finally approved the appointment of its first provincial anti-harassment ombudsperson. Sindh and Punjab had already appointed their respective ombudsperson since the passing of the Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace Act in ...

KARACHI: You would think a women-only bank would be a safe space for women. Think again. You’re in Pakistan and the very institution that was designed to provide a safety net to working women obviously has men occupying several key positions. Exploitation ...

TOBA TEK SINGH: Judicial Magistrate Abdul Salam Saturday rejected the bail plea of Highway Department Gojra’s tehsil sub-engineer in a woman harassment case. Toba city police had registered a case against Amjad Munir on charges of harassing his colleague female ...

KARACHI: A hurriedly called meeting of the syndicate of Karachi University (KU) scheduled on Thursday failed to decide a sexual harassment case on account of lack of quorum, sources told Dawn. The meeting was held following orders of the provincial ...