Violence against women
“Females were manhandled and beaten up. And when their relatives and friends reached the [police station], they were also locked up," alleges HRCP secretary general.
Published 10 Mar, 2026 12:13am
TTP announces probe; ANP condemns incident.
Updated 06 Mar, 2026 09:51am
Common reasons for not reporting violence include shame, self-blame, fear, and distrust in law enforcement.
Published 04 Mar, 2026 07:08am
DPO says three teams formed to arrest Dr Mehwish's killer.
Updated 24 Feb, 2026 12:10pm
Model criminal court finds accused guilty under Section 354 of PPC; says minor inconsistencies in testimony do not invalidate core allegations.
Published 18 Feb, 2026 01:33pm
Chairperson Dr Nafisa Shah says Peca 2025 must be implemented in letter and spirit.
Published 29 Jan, 2026 06:58am
Women’s rights groups express outrage, call for demonstrators to join two protest marches in Istanbul and Ankara.
Updated 26 Jan, 2026 10:03am
Committee required to submit comprehensive weekly report for IGP perusal.
Updated 26 Jan, 2026 10:26am
Husband’s conviction upheld as no evidence of natural death found.
Updated 20 Jan, 2026 08:32am
Ofcom is under pressure to act after UK PM Starmer said the images produced by Grok were “disgusting” and “unlawful”.
Published 12 Jan, 2026 06:38pm
As 2026 dawns, women in Pakistan are left grappling with a stark reality: rape and marital rape continue to be misinterpreted by judges in the country’s highest courts.
Published 10 Jan, 2026 03:07pm
Points out flaws in investigation; says conviction can’t be based on “surmises and conjectures” .
Published 28 Dec, 2025 05:04am
Committee stresses rise in digital violence against women.
Updated 24 Dec, 2025 10:09am
Senator Sherry Rehman says public and media repeatedly ask, you make laws, but where is implementation? This question must be answered with action.
Updated 19 Dec, 2025 10:19am
Complainant alleges she was tortured by bystanders as well as the nominated suspect.
Published 18 Dec, 2025 11:58pm
Allegedly engage in fight with locals, cause head injury to resident.
Updated 11 Dec, 2025 09:44am
Experts say AI isn’t creating misogyny, but magnifying it, making harmful gender norms appear socially acceptable and widely endorsed.
Updated 10 Dec, 2025 03:40pm
Senator warns technology-driven abuse has become "defining and devastating feature" of modern life.
Updated 10 Dec, 2025 11:18am
Organisations must spread awareness and enhance advocacy against digital GBV.
Updated 05 Dec, 2025 08:27am
Sessions court also orders accused to pay Rs500,000 as compensation to the heirs of the victim.
Updated 30 Nov, 2025 11:13am
Sub-campus management sends matter to HEC Women Harassment Dept.
Updated 29 Nov, 2025 09:45am
IT is disquieting that such troubling remarks have been made in a case as brutal as that of Noor Mukadam’s murder....
Updated 28 Nov, 2025 07:47am
Bill provides for imprisonment of up to three years for threat of divorce, contracting another marriage.
Updated 28 Nov, 2025 08:35am
A judge “must uphold the law, not deliver moral lectures in a case where a woman was brutally murdered,” lawyer says.
Published 26 Nov, 2025 07:19pm
Says engaging in such a relationship a “direct revolt against Almighty Allah".
Updated 26 Nov, 2025 07:39pm
Report says 60pc of women killed around the world murdered by partners or relatives, such as fathers, uncles, mothers, and brothers.
Updated 26 Nov, 2025 08:56am
Asks president, services chiefs to refuse their lifetime "perks"; rejects 27th Amendment.
Updated 25 Nov, 2025 07:19pm
Police say legal action is being taken and violence against women will not be tolerated; FIR registered at Rawalpindi's Naseerabad police station.
Updated 25 Nov, 2025 12:14pm
Country has one of the world's highest rates of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), leading to deaths five times higher than the global average.
Published 21 Nov, 2025 07:40pm
Court also finds the brother-in-law and mother-in-law guilty; hands them life imprisonment.
Updated 19 Nov, 2025 04:59pm
