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PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakh­tunkhwa government on Friday gave Sehat Insaf Cards to members of the transgender community to address health problems being faced by the marginalised section of society. The health cards were given during a function held at the ...

ISLAMABAD: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) said on Friday any legislation to ban child marriage would lead to complications, suggesting to the government to instead launch an awareness campaign to discourage the trend of early marriages. The CII gave its ...

ISLAMABAD: A day after the passage of a bill seeking to set minimum age for marriage at 18 in the Senate, a similar legislation was introduced in the National Assembly on Tuesday, but only after an intense discussion which exposed cracks ...

Hyderabad: Participants in a dialogue held here on Monday underscored the need for sensitising stakeholders about pro-women laws for their effective implementation in the country. They were of the view that mere statutes would not work unless people, right from ...

KARACHI: Transgender people in Sindh will be able to serve as regular duty police officers, the police chief said, adding that it was time to offer more opportunities to a group relegated to menial jobs in government. After years of sometimes ...