One held in acid-throwing case
February 21, 2012
FAISALABAD: The Ghulam Muhammadabad police have arrested the man who threw acid on four girls, from Bahmniwala village in the Khurrianwala police limits. Kashif alias
Gender Issues
Domestic violence no more a private affair
February 21, 2012
Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Monday unanimously passed a landmark bill making domestic violence against any vulnerable person, including women and children residing in
Women’s rally
February 21, 2012
SOME large political events have been organised recently at Karachi’s Bagh-i-Quaid, but the ‘women’s rally’ staged by the MQM on Sunday is noteworthy. First, the
Journalistic ethics: How the media traumatises rape victims
February 20, 2012
By Zehra Abid The reporting of rape is far short of proper standards. KARACHI: Sex sells. Sensational stories on sex crimes sell even better. And
‘Resolve the issue or lose Balochistan’: Altaf
February 20, 2012
Azfar-ul-Ashfaque KARACHI: Altaf Hussain, the chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, has said that wrong policies and suppression of the voice of Baloch people have
Educational institutions ignore curbing sexual harassment
February 20, 2012
Ikram Junaidi ISLAMABAD: Although over one year passed since Higher Education Commission (HEC) issued instructions to establish sexual harassment committees in educational institutions, 98 out
Female wardens fade from view in chauvinist Lahorefrom
February 19, 2012
By Karamat Bhatty None of 140 female traffic wardens serve on the roads any longer. PHOTO: EXPRESS/ FILE LAHORE: On April 3, 2008, eight female
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