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Rs273m for women welfare earmarked

LAHORE, Aug 24: The Punjab government has earmarked Rs273 million for social development and women welfare projects in the current fiscal year and allocated Rs720

Darul Aman woman dies in hospital

HYDERABAD, Aug 16 2005: A woman inmate of the Darul Aman died under mysterious circumstances in the civil hospital here on Sunday morning August 14.

Women centre’s staff accused of abuse

By Waseem Ahmad Shah PESHAWAR, July 30 2005: A teenage girl has accused two employees of a government-run women’s crisis centre of sexually abusing its

CJ takes notice of girl’s murder

PESHAWAR, July 21 2005: Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court, Justice Tariq Pervez, on July 20 took suo motu notice of assault and killing

Woman wins free will in Zina case

KARACHI, July 15 2005: The Sindh High Court on July 14 allowed a petitioner, Irshad Bibi, to live with her spouse Nawaz Ali, and restrained

Women barred from local polls

By Iqbal Khattak PESHAWAR, July 14 2005: Political parties in Lower and Upper Dir districts have barred women from contesting local government elections and casting