Gender Issues

Couple killed in name of ‘honour’

LAHORE: A newlywed couple was killed in the name of honour on Thursday within Barki Police precincts. Khalid and Shamim, the deceased, had eloped two

Women’s share in inheritance

By Dr Riffat Hassan THE most important Quranic injunction regarding inheritance is in Surah 4:7. It says: “Men shall have a share in what parents

Couple sent behind bars

LAYYAH: A local sessions court has cancelled the interim bail it earlier granted to a man, who allegedly kidnapped his 14-year-old adopted daughter and claimed

Lady doctor seeks protection

NAWABSHAH: The clout combined with greed has made the life of a lady doctor of the People’s Medical College Hospital intolerable, forcing her to turn

Encourage girls to enrol in schools

ISLAMABAD: Highlighting the need for adopting a holistic approach to achieve 100 per cent enrolment, speakers at an expert meeting Wednesday stressed increasing net primary