IT is encouraging that the Anti-Women Practices (Criminal Law Amendment) Bill was finally passed by the National Assembly on Tuesday. Twice last month, the bill

KARACHI: A prison for female convicts will be opened in the district of Dadu, said the Sindh law minister, Ayaz Soomro, who has also been

By: Raja Asghar ISLAMABAD: After being blocked twice last month, a landmark private bill seeking to penalise evils like the so-called “marriage with the holy

RAWALPINDI: A woman was shot dead by her brother and cousin in Dhoke Lakhan on Tuesday, police sources said. Maryam Ayub, 22, was killed allegedly

HYDERABAD: A newly-married woman has sought protection against life threats being issued to her, her spouse and in-laws because of her free-will marriage. Speaking at

MANSEHRA: Although Election Commission of Pakistan has set up separate polling booths for women to cast their votes in Kohistan by-election, yet it seems that

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Women Development, Tauqeer Fatima Bhutto on Monday said Computerised National Identity Card should be declared a compulsory document for marriage. The