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By Huma Choudhary ISLAMABAD: Over 40 per cent of girls in Pakistan are married before their 18th birthday and out of these, seven per cent below the age of 15, which is a violation of fundamental rights of the children, ...

Parliamentarians and rights activists have underlined the need for ending impunity for violence against women. They were speaking at a seminar on “Combating Violence: Ending Impunity” organised by the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) on Tuesday. Human ...

By: Carol Khan With Malala Yousufzai’s global popularity before and after her Nobel win, it seems that the international media has left behind countless Pakistani women, who paved the way for Malala’s brave will. Earlier this year, I had the ...

KHAIRPUR: Speakers at a national conference on ‘status of women in Pakistan’ put blame on lack of democracy and entrenched feudal system for the widening gap between genders in education and called for steps to curb sexual harassment, violence against ...

By: Hassan Naqvi LAHORE: Parliamentarian women caucus convener Uzma Bukhari said on Tuesday help desks for women would be set up at police stations across the province. She was talking to newsmen after a meeting with Punjab Police Inspector General ...