Violence against women
DPO says more arrests are expected soon in the case.
Updated 05 Dec, 2023 09:53am
Separately, two robbers killed during "encounter" with police.
Updated 02 Dec, 2023 12:10pm
FIA trying to establish identity of persons who uploaded video that led to killing.
Updated 29 Nov, 2023 07:48am
Armed men had ambushed the girl's car and opened fire at it on Nov 4.
Updated 27 Nov, 2023 11:49am
86pc women live in countries which have no law against violence.
Updated 25 Nov, 2023 09:55am
The body, wrapped in a plastic bag, was found in a vacant plot; police treating two "disappeared" men as suspects.
Updated 18 Nov, 2023 07:45pm
Rao Anwar Rahim, counsel for victim's father, seeks death penalty for Shahnawaz Amir; hearing adjourned till Nov 20.
Updated 16 Nov, 2023 03:03pm
He is accused of killing his wife and a man.
Updated 06 Nov, 2023 11:02am
The woman was recovered from her parents on LHC orders and allowed to go with her husband after giving a statement of consent.
Updated 02 Nov, 2023 10:50am
16-year-old ethnic Kurd was hospitalised after she fell unconscious on train with authorities denying “physical or verbal altercations”.
Updated 28 Oct, 2023 03:48pm
Says cases such as the Noor Mukaddam case highlight the urgent need for an "effective response" to address the crisis.
Published 22 Oct, 2023 06:11pm
SHO says police have recovered a pistol used in the crime.
Published 21 Oct, 2023 11:35pm
One of the suspects taken into custody; raids under way to arrest the accomplice.
Updated 17 Oct, 2023 12:16pm
Recording of Shahnawaz's statement delayed after Islamabad court accepts counsel's plea to adjourn hearing.
Updated 12 Oct, 2023 05:36pm
Prime accused to record statement tomorrow; cross-examination of IO, prosecution witnesses completed.
Updated 11 Oct, 2023 11:27am
Police claim arresting 3 suspects named in FIR on 18-year-old Hindu girl's rape; Lodhran police claim arresting man attempting to rape 6-year-old girl.
Updated 11 Oct, 2023 12:59pm
Shirkat Gah Women Political Forum members express concern about certain political parties opposing ban on child marriage.
Updated 09 Oct, 2023 10:50am
Officials say her unemployed, drug-addict husband would subject Fatima and their 4 daughters to physical abuse when denied money.
Updated 03 Oct, 2023 09:59am
Police are investigating the matter from different angles.
Updated 02 Oct, 2023 11:17am
Both confess to strangling their 12-year-old sister and hanging her body with a pipe inside their house.
Updated 29 Sep, 2023 10:59am
Sherry Rehman, ministries oppose move; bill to deter private jails also cleared; rights committee takes up Ranipur maid’s murder.
Updated 29 Sep, 2023 09:54am
Tells court the police had recovered a bloodstained dumbbell, which was used to kill the victim.
Updated 28 Sep, 2023 10:39am
Angry men have more power than Erica Robin. They, not her, are the ones who should stand down.
Published 26 Sep, 2023 11:33am
To truly combat sexual violence, we must foster a culture that prioritises respect, consent, and gender equality.
Updated 26 Sep, 2023 12:08pm
Pemra allows airing after seeking an undertaking from producers not to air the alleged controversial scene in its 5th episode.
Updated 19 Sep, 2023 08:16am
“Amini's father is under house arrest… Security forces are preventing him from visiting his daughter’s grave,” says IHR.
Updated 16 Sep, 2023 08:31pm
Netblocks reports “significant disruption to internet connectivity in Zahedan"; US, UK sanction Iranian officials.
Updated 16 Sep, 2023 08:42am
Deputy Chief Magistrate Tan Ikram remands defendants in custody; no pleas to any of the charges entered during the short hearing.
Published 15 Sep, 2023 06:30pm
Sarah Inam was allegedly killed by her husband in Islamabad around a year ago.
Updated 13 Sep, 2023 04:42pm
Victims tell magistrate suspect assaulted them several times after luring them with the prospect of employment, filmed ordeal to blackmail them.
Updated 13 Sep, 2023 10:21am
