Islamabad: The panel of experts speaking at a webinar said that Pakistani women’s struggle for equal rights has continued over the decades despite all odds. The democratic governments have done ample legislation but the implementation lacks that deprive women of ...
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Feed SubscriptionGender-based violence increased in Sindh during lockdown: SHRC
The Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has found in its initial assessment that cases of gender-based violence and other human rights abuses increased across the province during the lockdown imposed to restrict the spread of Covid-19. The SHRC held a ...
Read More »Sexual harassment is intolerable: UN Women executive director
KARACHI: Cyber harassment, whether on or off campus, is as damaging to women as physical violence and abuse. To be disconnected from technology in the 21st century is akin to having your freedom disrupted as it hinders your right to ...
Read More »Women illegally held in police station found
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate recovered four women and two minors allegedly confined at the Iqbal Market police station after a raid on Saturday. The women identified as Gul Afshan, Darakshan, Nargis Khatoon and Shama Rubab, and minors, three-year old Ananta ...
Read More »Quadruple murder: former husband of woman victim arrested
KARACHI: Police on Sunday detained former husband of a woman who along with her eight-year-old daughter, her tenant and her minor son was found dead in their apartment off Abul Hasan Ispahani Road on Saturday. Malir SSP Dr Najeeb Khan ...
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