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By Aisha Sarwari When attacking a woman becomes a crime — sticks, stones or even punches — people call it a landmark law. Perhaps we will award the same grandiosity to outlawing sticking pikes in the eyes of defenceless children. ...

Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has welcomed the passage of the Protection of Women against Violence Bill 2015 in the Punjab Assembly. In a statement released to the media on Thursday, the commission said, “It welcomes the adoption of ...

By Riaz Ahmad PESHAWAR: For decades, human rights activists attacked the Hudood Ordinance 1979 for its treatment of rape victims. This ordinance was introduced by Council of Islamic Ideology but in fact, was widely criticised by Islamic scholars as well. ...

By: Akbar Bajwa LAHORE: The government has approved the inclusion of a chapter on protection of women from violence in Punjab textbooks, The Express Tribune has learnt. According to details, the development was first discussed in a meeting chaired by ...

Government must protect women workers from exploitation, violence and bondage. This was demanded by the participants in a network meeting that was organized by Association of Women for Awareness and Motivation (AWAM) entitled “Formation of District level Network and Development ...