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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Rafia Qaseem Baig has become the first Pakistani and Asian woman to become a member of the Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU). 29-year-old Rafia joined police force seven years ago and will now be working in BDU after completing ...

By Sarfaraz Memon SUKKUR: The Bhatti sisters are among the shining stars of Pakistan. Achieving various milestones despite their not-so-affluent background, the four women, who grew up in the slums of Sukkur, made it to the police force. Defying all barriers and ...

HAFIZABAD: A man killed his wife and parents-in-law over a domestic dispute in Shori Manika, a village on the outskirts of district Pindi Bhattian, and subsequently committed suicide. Police said he killed five people, and severely injured two of his ...

By: SHAFQAT ALI ISLAMABAD – Justice Project Pakistan’s Executive Director Sarah Belal was yesterday awarded the inaugural Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law. France and Germany had established the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule ...

A few days back, lifestyle pages and websites were raving about the first transwoman model in the country, and while it was lauded by many, there were also posters against the community seen at a popular market in Karachi Though ...