Married young
April 17, 2014
Child marriage is rampant in our society. To begin a new life with a new life partner is tough and needs commitment. Alarmingly, in our
Social Issues
Malala portrait up for auction in New York
April 17, 2014
NEW YORK: A portrait of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban, is expected to fetch up to $80,000 for
Child marriages
April 7, 2014
Child marriages are common in the Subcontinent. In Pakistan, especially in the rural areas, girls ranging between the ages of 8 and 14 are married
70-year-old groom, 13-year-old bride arrested after marriage
April 7, 2014
NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: A 70-year-old man and his 13-year-old bride were arrested in a raid in Zubair Panhwar village within the remit of the Tharushah police
Anti-women coalition
April 5, 2014
By: ABBAS NASIR THAT our women face an uphill, against all odds battle for equality can be gauged from one simple fact: clergymen who are
Karachi Chronicle: Rights of the girl child
April 5, 2014
By: NARGIS KHANUM People of Sindh were reassured, and proud, they had elected right-thinking legislators, when MPAs from both sides of the aisle signed a
HR activists protest against CII remarks on child marriage
April 1, 2014
ISLAMABAD: Human rights activists and civil society representatives have protested here against the recent remarks of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) about child marriages.
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