By: Zeeshan Azmat Karachi: Changes in laws and their implementation are always brought about when the society is aware of them and people are willing to stand up for their rights, be it the vulnerable sections of the society or ...
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BY: Yumna Rafi KARACHI: The Legal Aid Society on Wednesday conducted a two-day training session for 78 newly appointed civil judges and judicial magistrates on issues pertaining to human rights, gender and religious minorities. The training sessions were led, among ...
Read More »Local self-government: Women less than 2% of general seat candidates
By: Aroosa Shaukat LAHORE: As many as 43 women and 102 non-Muslim candidates in Lahore are contesting local government polls on general seats, according to data released by the Election commission of Pakistan regarding the elections scheduled for October 31. ...
Read More »Ministry figures: 933 killed ‘for honour’ in two years
By Azam Khan ISLAMABAD: Some 933 people were killed across the country in the name of honour during the past two years while 83 non-Muslims were also reported to be killed during the period. The majority of these cases were ...
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