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Salman Sufi selected as member of international council tackling violence against women
Sufi one of 12 men chosen from across the world to raise global awareness on behalf of women and girls.
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Man held for ‘maligning’ ex-wife on social media
Suspect confesses to creating 6 fake WhatsApp and 2 fake Facebook accounts to malign his ex-spouse.
Call for implementation of laws on women
AIG Gender Crimes’ Cell Shahid Siddique suggests review of existing laws instead of making or framing new ones.
Teenage girl, fiancé murdered over ‘meeting, taking selfies’
Father, grandfather of the girl remanded to prison for questioning.
Husband, brother given life in jail for 2011 murder of wife in Jacobabad
A man and his brother killed his wife because she had not had children.
Brothers allegedly murder sister, cousin in suspected honour killing in Shangla
Brothers suspected the two were involved in a relationship and subsequently killed them in the name of 'honour': police.
FIA Cyber Crime Wing arrests man for blackmailing women online
FIA officials say accused threatened three sisters he would doctor their pictures and upload them online.
Sheikhupura woman shoots husband dead, says she suffered years of abuse
The suspect says she laced her husband's drink with drugs before opening fire on him in the early hours of Tuesday.
Establish gender-based violence courts
The promise is a part of the PTI's plan to promote gender parity.
Teenage girl in Muzaffargarh allegedly sexually assaulted over money dispute
FIR says three men allegedly abducted, raped victim whose father owes prime suspect Rs4,000.
Muzaffargarh man shoots sister dead 'for refusing marriage proposal'
Police claim the woman turned the proposal down because she wanted to marry a man of her choice.
Lahore acid attack victim demands swift justice 'like in Zainab murder case'
Naila says her husband Arshad and brother-in-law Mohammad Khan allegedly threw acid on her.
MeToo: Hindustan Times political editor Prashant Jha steps down over harassment claims
Jha's name had surfaced in a Twitter thread encouraging women to name and shame people who had sexually harassed them.
Fighting rape
Women have paid the price for years of armed conflict and terrorism.
Ombudsperson sacks examiner accused of harassing girls at Bahria College Islamabad
Examiner slapped with Rs200,000 fine; girls' practical exam to be retaken.
Hafizabad man murders daughter, son-in-law and grandsons over 'honour': police
Police say victims were killed at the suspect's house.
Men who beat up women 'shoplifters' in cloth market granted bail by Lahore magistrate
The two main accused were granted bail after submitting a bond of Rs30,000 each.
Women suspected of stealing beaten up violently at Lahore market
Disturbing footage shows several men taking turns to beat up the two women using a thick cane, kicking them.
Police recover teenage girl from Karachi's Surjani Town, arrests five
Freed girl alleges that she was raped after being kidnapped while on her way home from work.
Girl drugged, raped by 'friend' at farmhouse in Karachi: police
Victim survives murder attempt; assailant on the run.
5 suspects arrested in Jinnah Park rape case: police
Police say three of the arrested men belong to the CDA, while two are employees of a private security firm.
Suspect behind torching of Diamer schools killed in search operation: police
Police report says recent incidents an echo of past attacks, with objective to bar girls from receiving education.
Another girls school torched in Diamer
14 schools attacked in 2 days; a policeman killed, another hurt in raid on a house
Meesha Shafi appeals to LHC against Punjab governor's dismissal of complaint against Ali Zafar
The provincial ombudsperson and Punjab governor had both dismissed Shafi's complaint against Zafar.
Kohistan police register FIR of 2011 ‘honour killings’
DPO says suspects will be held if girls not located.
Pashto singer shot dead in Nowshera
Resham Khan has allegedly been shot dead by her husband.
Law student’s ‘rape’: Multan police go for DNA test
The mother of the girl alleges that her daughter was raped by five people.
Indonesian girl’s plight prompts call to legalise abortion
Teenage girl's imprisonment for aborting her child after being raped by her brother sparks outrage.
'I pretended it didn't happen': Nuns report abuse by priests
Sexual abuse of nuns by priests and bishops is a global and pervasive problem.
PHC dismisses bail plea of accused in Asma Rani case
The bench observes that the accused, Shahzeb, was not entitled to the concession.