Delivering a girl: facts
November 9, 2013
THIS refers to the report, ‘Man kills wife for giving birth to 6 daughters’ (Nov 7). There is a general misconception that the mother is
Social Issues
Maulana Fazlullah in the eyes of Malala
November 9, 2013
By: Hamid Mir ISLAMABAD: The mother of Malala Yousafzai was once a big fan of Taliban leader Maulana Fazlullah like thousands of other Swati women.
Unsung heroines
November 8, 2013
By: SALMAN ALI In Pakistan the situation of women is quite alarming and they have to deal with immense pressure and face seemingly insurmountable array
From Ismail Goth to Harvard and back
November 7, 2013
By: Sidrah Roghay Karachi: While Anum Fatima was spending the summer at Harvard, the girls in Ismail Goth who she taught were left without a
Average marriage age for girls 13 in some rural areas
November 6, 2013
LAHORE: Sixteen civil society organisations formally launched the Alliance against Child Marriages (AACM) Punjab on Tuesday to try and bring up the average age of
11-year-old married to 12-year-old
November 6, 2013
FAISALABAD: In Kamalia’s Jinnah Colony, an 11-year-old girl has been married to a 12-year-old boy. The girl’s father had remarried the boy’s sister. Kamalia police
Girl expelled from school for getting married
November 6, 2013
CHAKWAL: The headmistress of a school in Chakwal has expelled a female student after she got married, stating that a married student could have a
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