Gender Issues

Women’s share in property

By Asghar Ali Engineer I AM often asked as to why Muslim daughters get half that of the sons’ share in their father’s inheritance. Is

Girls’ school blown up in Bara

LANDI KOTAL: A girls’ school was blown up by militants in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency on Wednesday night. Sources said that dozens of masked

Accused deny charges in gang-rape case

By Ishaq Tanoli KARACHI: A district and sessions court (south) on Thursday recorded statements of the accused in the gang-rape case of an 18-year-old girl.

Forest women

Zahrah Nasir Long handled axe on her shoulder, feet clad in pink plastic chappals with black velvet, diamante bows, Zainab heads for the hills accompanied

Girl kidnapped, raped near house

RAWALPINDI: A seven years old girl was raped on Adiala Road Saturday night. Nazir, the girl’s father, told police that an unidentified man secretly got