ISLAMABAD: Security measures have been put in place at the Pakistan Institute of Medial Sciences (Pims) to protect the four-year-old girl who faced an attempt on her life after being sexually assaulted in Bhara Kahu a few days ago. The ...
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Feed SubscriptionGender-based crime: Punjab IGP orders establishment of units in vulnerable districts
LAHORE: Inspector General Punjab Police Arif Nawaz Khan has directed officials to prepare a feasibility report to establish special units to control gender-based crimes across the province and provide the affected women timely help in the cases of rape, acid ...
Read More »Worrying numbers related to rape emerge
LAHORE: Alarming statistics have emerged which show that 503 boys and girls, below the age of 10 years, have fallen victim to sexual assault. As many as 338 minor boys and 161 minor girls were sexually abused, while four of the ...
Read More »Man indicted in underage girl’s kidnap, rape case
KARACHI: A local court indicted on Wednesday an accused for kidnapping an underage Christian girl to compel her to marry him and subjecting her to rape. The main accused has been arrested and charged with kidnapping a teenage girl with ...
Read More »‘Non-implementation of existing laws is making women vulnerable’
ISLAMABAD: Non-implementation of existing laws is a critical factor, which makes women more vulnerable, said Senator Farhatullah Babar. He was speaking at the launch of a report titled ‘Good Practices to Counter Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Promote Gender ...
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