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Badin police arrest man accused of blackmailing girl who died by suicide
18-year-old wrote in suicide note that she wanted to live, but her tormentors had made her life miserable.
Violence against women
Violence against women
Woman subjected to gang rape, acid attack in Layyah
The woman was admitted to Fatehpur THQ Hospital where she was said to be stable.
Police suspect 'inside help' in girl's kidnapping from Karachi's DHA neighbourhood
Girl kidnapped last week returns home safely; SSP South says kidnappers used social media to get in touch with family.
3 policemen among four arrested in Rawalpindi rape case
Victim alleges that she was forced into a car and subjected to rape on May 15; police awaits medical report.
US men avoid spending time with female colleagues in the wake of #MeToo
Nearly two thirds of male managers say they'd be uncomfortable taking part in one-on-one work activity with a woman.
Man sentenced to death for raping, killing Karachi girl over marriage refusal
Model court also orders the convict to pay Rs1.2 million compensation to the legal heirs of the victims.
Man allegedly kills wife, daughter and relative over suspicion of being in a relationship
SHO says a case has been registered under Section 302 (premeditated murder) of the Pakistan Penal Code.
Two sisters ‘married’ to Chinese men eventually saved
Parents realised they were tricked, refused to let daughters leave for China.
Trafficking ring: 11 Chinese suspects remanded into FIA custody
Raids underway to recover four more Pakistani women married off to Chinese men allegedly involved in trafficking ring.
Police arrest man in Muzaffargarh suspected of setting girl on fire for rejecting marriage proposal
According to an FIR registered by the victim's mother, her daughter was set on fire in an attempt to kill her.
Suspected prostitution ring: FIA arrests 14 more Chinese nationals, recovers girls and weapons
According to FIA sources, the suspects wanted to smuggle the girls abroad under the pretense of marriages.
3 Chinese men arrested as FIA tightens screws on suspected transnational prostitution ring
Fake marriages set up between Chinese men, mostly Christian Pakistani women who were later trafficked into prostitution.
FIA arrests Chinese nationals allegedly involved in human trafficking in Lahore
An FIA official says the arrests were made as part of a province-wide crackdown.
Mother-of-three allegedly burnt alive by husband, in-laws in Shakargarh tehsil
The victim's father says she had told him about her husband's threat to kill just a day prior to the incident.
Foreign occupation encourages violence against women, UNSC told
Report says rape is conducted during counter-offensives against militants as bid to shame Kashmiri communities.
16-year-old girl allegedly kidnapped from outside JPMC in Karachi: police
Police say the victim, who was visiting the hospital for a checkup, went out to buy medicine but never returned.
PPP's Nafisa Shah slams PM Imran's misogynistic remarks on Bilawal
Says female MNAs decided in caucus yesterday to not play politics on women's issues and support each other.
CM takes notice of female patient's alleged rape, murder at Karachi hospital
Family accuses hospital staff of raping the victim before causing the death by injecting her with the "wrong solution".
Bangladesh puts anti-sexual harassment units in schools after girl's murder
More than 27,000 schools and colleges have been ordered to form five-member committees to prevent sexual violence.
Suspects in Canadian expat's harassment case arrested in Islamabad
Model alleged that 2 men followed her car from Bahria Town to Islamabad and harassed her.
The roots of all forms of extremist violence lie in the state’s acts of omission or commission
Can the state be absolved of crime by negligence?
Canadian expat files case against 2 men in Islamabad for sexually harassing her
Woman says she was followed from Bahria Town to Islamabad, had to hide in mall to evade men.
Man in Sialkot held for shaving wife’s head, physical abuse
The man had tortured his wife over a domestic dispute.
Why do female students continue to feel unsafe in universities?
If women can draw a link between their experience on campus and its manifestations online, why can't administrations?
Father arrested in Pasrur for allegedly raping his own daughter
Police register case, arrest accused on victim's complaint.
One-third of all Punjab women aged 15-64 have faced violence: UNFPA survey
"This survey tells us we have a long way to go," says Joanna Reid, the head of DFID Pakistan.
Father kills daughter, man over 'honour' in Mandi Bahauddin: police
Police say the dual murder appears to be an honour killing case.
Bail for Asma Aziz's husband, employee rejected by court
Judicial magistrate rejects plea in light of Asma's medical report, her statement, and the arguments presented in court.
Man jailed for life in attempted rape and murder case
M. Sabir was found guilty of abducting the woman and strangling her to death for resisting a sexual assault.
4 murdered in 2 separate 'honour' killing cases in Khairpur: police
A married couple that had eloped against their families' wishes is among the slain quartet.