The age of consent
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By Feisal Naqvi In April 2014, the Sindh Assembly passed a law which made marriage to a female under the age of 18 punishable by
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CJP takes notice of disabled girl’s rape
May 16, 2017
NAWABSHAH: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP]) Mian Saqib Nisar has taken notice of the rape case of a 12-year-old disabled girl of Nawabshah and has
The face of women’s strength in Pakistan
May 9, 2017
By Aisha Sarwari “I can’t fade,” says Tanzeela Mazhar, the woman who took a man down on charges of harassment in the workplace. When she
‘Support for community midwives will save lives of Pakistani mothers’
May 6, 2017
Thousands of women and newborns in Pakistan die each year as a result of preventable complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Most of these deaths can
Safe working environment must be ensured for women, says governor
May 5, 2017
It remains a responsibility of both the federal and provincial governments to provide a congenial and safe work environment for women, said Sindh Governor Mohammad
Session on women’s rights
April 29, 2017
LAHORE: A one-day awareness session was organised at Dar-ul Falah, Township, Lahore by Punjab Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW), under Transitional Housing for
New child protection law on the anvil, SC told
April 26, 2017
By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was told on Tuesday that the federal government is devising a law to register and provide protection to
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