Views and Opinions

CII decision on marriage

By M. Ali Siddiqui The Council of Islamic Ideology’s ruling on minimum age for marriage raises several questions. The Holy Quran and Sunnah do not

Please stop honour killings

By Salman Ali Whenever the topic of honour killings comes up, the first thing that crops up in most minds is Pakistan. This is not

Court jobs

Hostels for women

MANY women come to Karachi for work but don’t find a decent place to live. They have to bear huge costs for flats and apartments

Women: no to violence

By Syed Ali Qasim LAHORE: Violence against women is an age-old worldwide problem. Women have been victim of violence in one way or the other.

home-based workers

Women of influence

The year is less than a month old and already Forbes magazine has released its ’30 under 30’ list. Forbes is a leading international business

torture on woman

SLAVES AT OUR MERCY

THE case of the 10-year-old ‘maid’ who was allegedly beaten to death by her employers in Lahore last week has brought the spotlight back on