Social Issues

Welcoming Women’s Day again

By: TAHIR NASEER DOGAR LAHORE: Like around the world, Women’s Day will be celebrated across the country today. Voicing for women’s rights, feminists will be

Fata girl students

Education of women

Sir: One can easily feel and witness that, in most parts of the country, women have a lower place in society than men. This mindset

illiterate panchayat

Banning early marriage

THIS is apropos the news item about early marriage (Feb 23). It says that approximately half of Pakistani girls are married before they are 18

Rising divorce rates

In the past two months, 2300 women have filed for divorce in Lahore. On average, 150 divorce cases are brought to courts daily. This might