Must women be dependent?
Women are placed in the unjust position of having to defend their legal title against spurious allegations.
Sara Malkani
The shadow pandemic
Failure to protect against domestic violence during these times reinforces a culture of impunity.
Lessons for healthcare
An injury or disease can be all it takes to plunge a household into deep poverty.
Violence against women
The state has absolved itself of the responsibility to enforce laws that protect women from violence.
Political change and courts
The judiciary, by the very nature of its role, is limited in its ability to bring about political change.
Criminal defamation
We are witnessing criminal defamation laws being used against voices that broke the silence on sexual harassment.
A compromised force
Our state has never conceived the police force to be one which serves its people.
Getting the law to work
A number of factors converged to make a rare conviction in a case of domestic violence possible.
Supreme Court & democracy
Judicial intervention in politics should be judged on the basis of whether it promotes democratic governance.
What do women lawyers expect from their male colleagues, anyway?
We're so glad you asked. Here's an FAQ to answer all your concerns.
CAN THE WOMEN OF LAW GET JUSTICE?
Times have changed in Pakistan but attitudes have not — a fact that also applies to our legal fraternity. Is gender
Why Meesha Shafi’s sexual harassment complaint against Ali Zafar should not have been rejected
The harassment law should prevail in order to decide whether the harassment complained about is legally prohibited.
Protecting our children
Since 2013, when Sindh enacted a law against child marriage, only 51 cases have been registered.
Sindh’s dormant law
Due to implementation problems, the domestic violence law does not provide women the protection they need.
Pakistan’s healthcare crisis
We spend only 0.9pc of our GDP on health. Only two countries have a lower ratio of GDP to health spending.
The price of real change
‘Honour’ killings have been part of the social discourse thanks to the efforts of women’s rights activists.
Broken promises
Maternal healthcare in Sindh continues to be abysmal.
End fistula
Obstetric fistula is an appalling condition in every way.