Violence against women
NGO says women engaged in economic activities have been affected by Covid-19.
Updated 06 Jul, 2020 09:46am
Victim says she was kept in illegal confinement and was not allowed to meet her family during the course of her employment.
Updated 15 Jun, 2020 09:49am
“Killing men and women on suspicion only is a great sin and the culprits are liable to be punished strictly,” says cleric.
Updated 09 Jun, 2020 11:02am
Ritchie had made remarks about Benazir while commenting on recent attack on Uzma Khan by a woman and her guards.
Updated 30 May, 2020 07:12pm
Pakistan reported investigating 2,367 alleged cases of sex trafficking, initiating prosecutions in 2,212 cases in 2018.
Published 22 May, 2020 10:59am
Video recorder among four held, suspected killer at large.
Updated 20 May, 2020 09:50am
The complaint also targets two investment banks, APG Asset Management of the Netherlands and Norges Bank of Norway.
Published 19 May, 2020 12:18pm
Suspect, arrested for recording "objectionable video" had gone into hiding after it went viral on social media.
Updated 19 May, 2020 10:39am
Both the suspects are related to the victims; one is the father of one the girls while the other is a brother.
Updated 18 May, 2020 06:41am
FIR registered on behalf of state; police making efforts to save lives of a third girl and a man seen in mobile clip.
Updated 17 May, 2020 02:02am
His sister and a man were killed in Mardan area two years ago.
Updated 15 May, 2020 10:31am
Attacker wore a National Bank of Pakistan's card, says complainant.
Updated 08 May, 2020 09:35am
Police have arrested the suspect after registering an FIR on the complaint of the deceased's father.
Updated 08 May, 2020 12:16pm
Sudan's cabinet has approved amendments to the criminal code to punish those who perform FGM with three years in prison.
Published 06 May, 2020 10:20am
HRPC says it has accurately mentions steps taken by govt, says it bodes well for govt and independent bodies.
Updated 04 May, 2020 09:45am
Police have registered a case after a medical examination of the victim and arrested the suspect.
Updated 30 Apr, 2020 10:56am
DIG South says police used technology to crack "blind case".
Updated 27 Apr, 2020 10:01am
Saudi women — and some men — use hashtag 'WhyIdidn’treportit' to tell their stories.
Updated 07 Apr, 2020 07:57am
The state has absolved itself of the responsibility to enforce laws that protect women from violence.
Published 08 Mar, 2020 08:42am
The Hum Aurtein group demands an end to violence, sexual harassment.
Updated 04 Mar, 2020 10:09am
Social media firm’s team offers to train local law enforcement officials.
Updated 03 Mar, 2020 07:51am
Dad formed the Digital Rights Foundation, a think tank tackling digital rights through a gender lens, in 2012.
Published 02 Mar, 2020 01:56pm
The ombudsman pronounced the verdict in the presence of an accused, lawyer for the second accused, female complainant.
Updated 28 Feb, 2020 09:10am
FIR registered on complaint of victim's mother-in-law, who said the victims were kidnapped from their home on gunpoint.
Published 27 Feb, 2020 08:32pm
Of the total 649 criminal cases, courts hand sentences in only 19 cases between 2014 and 2019.
Updated 19 Feb, 2020 09:04am
Woman says she was held at gunpoint, raped by one of the kidnappers while his accomplice guarded her friend and driver.
Updated 18 Feb, 2020 02:41pm
Video shared on social media showed the father beating his daughter "brutally": police.
Published 06 Feb, 2020 09:05pm
Three cases of acid attacks and 95 cases of rape of women were registered with the police during the same period.
Updated 31 Jan, 2020 09:45pm
Accused one of 10 men sentenced in 2016 for committing sexual offences against a teenage girl in Rochdale, Manchester.
Updated 30 Jan, 2020 07:34am
Police have arrested a dozen suspects so far.
Published 28 Jan, 2020 08:48am
