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Participants of a workshop hailing from various parts of the country have expressed hope of working towards effective implementation of the anti-harassment legislation. A three-day training workshop aimed at helping organisations implement and comply with the Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill 2010 ...

By: Zahid Gishkori ISLAMABAD: The tiny village of Rampur Awal in Mirwala, Punjab, is a cauldron of shame. Its residents can’t seem to shake off the stigma of the repeated rape of fourteen-year-old R* by her stepfather, who allegedly also ...

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a complete record of the Mukhtaran Mai rape case from the trial court while hearing the victim’s review petition. After the passage of more than three years, a three-judge bench of the apex ...

By: Kalbe Ali ISLAMABAD: Five women from Balochistan are beating the scorching heat in their protest camp outside the National Press Club in Islamabad. Led by Zar Jan, the camp has been set up to protest the forced disappearance of ...

ISLAMABAD: The Margalla police have booked a man on the charge of raping and killing his 25-year-old stepdaughter. The mother of the deceased has also been nominated in the case. A police official told Dawn that on May 21 a ...