Stop child marriage
October 17, 2016
ENTRENCHED in gender discrimination and structural inequality, child marriage initiates a cycle of lifelong disadvantage for girls. According to a recent report by Save the
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Mansehra woman stripped, head partially shaved for resisting marriage
October 8, 2016
MANSEHRA: Around a dozen men allegedly tortured a married woman, stripped her naked and partially shaved her head when she resisted the forced marriage of
Reduced to cook: Policewoman challenges demotion
September 26, 2016
ISLAMABAD: A woman police official has successfully challenged her demotion to the position of a cook. The Islamabad High Court setting has set aside her demotion
Girl ‘kidnapped’ from park for Rs8m ransom
September 25, 2016
Rawalpindi-A 22-year-old female student of Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU) was allegedly kidnapped for ransom from heavily-guarded Jinnah Park, reliable sources disclosed to The Nation
Broken promises: why women and girls are denied rights
September 24, 2016
Promises! Promises! Promises! Promises are meant to be broken, especially when they are made in the context of women’s rights and status. This is the
Prick-needle wounds: 7-year-old girl succumbs to injuries at Abbottabad hospital
September 19, 2016
ABBOTABAD: A girl, who was hospitalised in critical condition after suffering brutal violence at the hands of her stepmother, died at Ayub Teaching Hospital (ATH), Abbottabad
In Chakwal, man kills mother over lunch
September 18, 2016
By: Mudassir Raja RAWALPINDI: A man reportedly shot and killed his mother in Chakwal for not cooking food to his liking. Meanwhile two men were killed
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