Pakistan Gender News Voice of Gender News From Pakistan

KARACHI,January 4,2005:The violence against women in Pakistan is on the increase evident from the fact that during the year 2004 print media reported 4,302 cases that include murder, rape and other kind of violence. There were 1,458 cases of murder, ...

LARKANA:January 01,2005:The Amnesty International has expressed its concern over crimes against women in times of conflict, asking the governments to respect, protect and fulfil women’s right to freedom from crime of violence in peace time as well. Secretary-General, Amnesty International ...

IT is disheartening that at a time when there are more than 60 women legislators in parliament, crimes against women continue unabated. Over the years there has been a surge in the number of crimes conunitted against women. In our ...