Karachi: A woman was killed and her husband injured in an incident of domestic violence at their Model Colony residence on Thursday. Police said 35-year-old Zohra Saleem suffered serious injuries and later died at a hospital after her husband slit ...
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It is incumbent on governments around the world to ensure that women feel safe at homes and in their communities, have access to authorities and a mechanism be put in place for redressal of their grievances. The US embassy Charge ...
Read More »Couple shot dead over matrimonial dispute
SHIKARPUR: A matrimonial dispute between two families led to an armed clash which left a couple dead and another person wounded in Murtaza Jaffari village near Garhi Yasin in the early hours of Thursday. Officials at the Golo Daro police ...
Read More »Rights activists urge society to raise voice collectively
LAHORE: Human rights activists have demanded the government to increase 5 percent intra-provincial education budgets have urged the male dominated society to raise their voices collectively against any kind of violence against women. In connection with the 16 days long ...
Read More »Gender violence: No sanctuary is safe enough for women
By: Huma Choudhary ISLAMABAD: Behind Zahrah’s* dimpled smile is a decade of torment and a hurting heart. Before she had suffered at his hands, she could never have imagined that her husband, an honour student from one of the world’s ...
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