The gang-rape of a woman in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, has sparked furious protests at the country’s “rape epidemic” and the culture of impunity that surrounds violence against women. The 24-year-old was walking with a male colleague through Fatima Jinnah park ...
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The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday took exception to casual treatment of gender-based violence cases by the investigation and prosecution and observed that the provincial government and police must make all efforts to increase its capacity in investigation and ...
Read More »Women advised self-examination to detect breast cancer
PESHAWAR: Speakers at a seminar called upon women to perform self-examination on daily basis to be able to detect breast cancer at earlier stage and get effective treatment. “We have treated more than 1,000 breast cancer patients at hospitals and ...
Read More »Sukkur SSP earns court’s ire over failure to recover girl
SUKKUR: The Sindh High Court, Sukkur bench, on Thursday came down hard on the senior superintendent of police (SSP) for not personally appearing before it despite being called and also for failing to satisfy it over his failure to get ...
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