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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.
violence against women
violence against women
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.
Indian woman alleges she was raped by 40 men over four days
The incident is the latest in a country where nearly 110 rapes are reported every day.
Women losing ground in all sectors in Pakistan
Pakistan has been at the bottom of the international gender parity index and statistics show how this is happening.
Rahim Yar Khan man stabs woman to death for resisting assault
Assailant allegedly killed his cousin after his attempt to forcefully drag her into a house was met with resistance.
India's Supreme Court upholds death sentences of 2012 Delhi gang rape convicts
The convicts can still file a curative petition to thwart their hanging and seek a pardon from the president.
21-year-old girl kidnapped, raped in Karachi's Gulshan-i-Hadeed
The victim was standing with her family near a park when she was bundled into a car and later raped.
Poor law enforcement to blame for violence against women: NCSW
“The persistent and never changing patriarchal mindset and the poor implementation of laws” is to be blamed.
Saudi Arabia arrests two more women activists
The arrests are a part of a crackdown just days before the kingdom ends a decades-long ban on female motorists.
Chitral police to probe video highlighting harassment of local women
The accused has since released a video apology, saying the video was intended "only for memory".
Bus hostess murdered in Faisalabad for rejecting marriage proposal, suspected killer remanded for four days
The killing, which took place on June 9, came into the limelight when video of the suspect abusing the woman went viral.
SC admits Khadija’s plea for hearing
Justice Khosa observes there is no room in case for "benefit of doubt".
SC fixes appeal against Shah Hussain's acquittal in Khadija stabbing case
Judge observes Khadija was attacked during daytime; 'there would be room for doubt if the incident happened at night'.
SC admits Khadija's appeal against acquittal of accused
LHCBA rebuked for passing a resolution against suo motu notice taken by chief justice.