CHITRAL: Women in Chitral are going through depression due to a host of social problems, said rights activists on Thursday. In a series of community sessions participated by women activists in Garam Chashma, Chitral and Drosh towns of Lower Chitral ...
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The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday took exception to casual treatment of gender-based violence cases by the investigation and prosecution and observed that the provincial government and police must make all efforts to increase its capacity in investigation and ...
Read More »‘Preventing violence against women without engaging men impossible’
Islamabad : UN Women and the Embassy of Sweden organized an Award Ceremony titled, “2021 in Retrospective Celebrating Actions to End Violence Against Women” during 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign. The aim of the award ceremony was ...
Read More »Woman farmworkers face gender bias: report
The women agricultural workers unlike their male counterparts remain exposed to violation of their rights in addition to the health effects despite enactment of several laws for their protection. At a dialogue titled ‘understanding climate change impacts on health of ...
Read More »Body of missing girl found in Kohat drain
KOHAT: The body of a minor girl was found in a drain here on Thursday morning. The postmortem revealed that the three-year-old was sexually assaulted. The girl’s father told reporters that she had gone missing at around 3pm on Wednesday ...
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