LAHORE: The Lahore High Court Complaint Cell on Thursday took notice of a press report stating that a man had allegedly set his ex-wife ablaze after throwing petrol on her in Nawan Lahore. The Cell directed the District & Sessions ...
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday summoned from the Lahore High Court the record of a case involving a woman who was bludgeoned to death allegedly by her father and other relatives outside the LHC on May 27. The husband ...
Read More »Creating commissions: Senate body mulls moves to protect women
By: Azam Khan ISLAMABAD: In a bid to stem the tide of violence against women in Sindh and Balochistan, a parliamentary panel is considering creating commissions that would shield women from a flurry of abuse. This week a panel of ...
Read More »Private girls’ school blown up
WANA: Unknown miscreants blew up the building of a private girls school in the Mughal Khel area of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) in wee hours on Tuesday. Political administration sources said that miscreants first kidnapped the watchman of the school ...
Read More »Rallies against honour killings and jirgas
LARKANA: Several rallies were taken out in Shahdadkot and some other towns of Larkana district on Tuesday against an upsurge in the hate killing of men and women on the pretext of honour under the custom of kari-kari. Participants in ...
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