KARACHI: With most of the headlines dominated by topics such as crime, terrorism and politics, women and their issues are increasingly visible in mainstream Pakistan
LAHORE: “As many as 500 women and girls are killed for ‘honour’ in Pakistan each year, making Pakistan one of the most dangerous countries for
By: Asna Ali “If you research all these crimes against women that are written about in newspapers, you will find that in most cases the
ISLAMABAD: The chairperson of National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW), Khawar Mumtaz, has criticized the local cleric and people of the Loralai village
Saneeda was given away by her father in marriage to a much older person to end a feud that might well have taken the father’s
The recent heinous acts of violence against women are a stark reminder of our intolerant and patriarchal setup. Several women’s rights laws are already gathering
By: Mahwash Badar They call us independent, free nations. Pakistan and India, after 60 odd years of being ruled by the white man, have been
On February 17, a Tiktok influencer reportedly subjected to gang rape by four men in Jacobabad,
