Gender Issues

Woman protests assault bid

MIRPURKHAS: A woman held a demonstration outside the press club here on Tuesday in protest against an attempt of criminal assault. She threatened to commit

The gender divide: real or not

THIS is apropos of Dr Shahid Siddiqui’s article ‘The gender divide’ (Jan 17). Numerous studies prove the differences in the mental makeup of the two

Woman gang raped and paraded in streets

VEHARI: A 17-year-old girl was abducted, raped and paraded naked around the streets of her village for refusing the advances of a local landlord. According

Suitor kills girl

RAWALPINDI: A married man shot dead a 22-year-old girl he wanted to take as his second wife but was rejected, police said on Sunday. Adeel

Save the dignity of women

EVERY day while going to the High Court I happen to see scores of women sweepers working in the morning on streets in Hyderabad. I