Gender Issues

Not a single woman on 1,450 seats

By: Shezad Baloch QUETTA: Authorities in Balochistan may eventually earn the distinction of becoming the first province to have a functional local government system but

Anti-child marriage law

WHEN tradition militates against the well-being of individuals, and runs counter to advances in scientific knowledge, it is time to let it go. Too often

Truth in the eyes of Anjalee Bai

By Veengas I do not know, what I should write on the issue of forced conversion as I have been observing and writing on such

A welcome amendment

Even if a woman survives being raped in Pakistan and makes the Herculean effort to get a case filed against her rapist and finally into

Senate panel approves changes in anti-rape laws

By: Qamar Zaman ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Tuesday approved amendments in the country’s anti-rape laws, supporting DNA profiling as crucial evidence during the investigation