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Larkana doctor arrested over charges of rape and intimidation
The doctor threatened victim to keep quiet by showing a pistol and said a video had been recorded on cellphone.
violence against women
violence against women
2 gunned down in Jacobabad in name of 'honour': police
Man arrested for allegedly killing sister, relative over suspicion of their suspected relationship.
Girl rescued from parents’ confinement
Teenager was brought to Pakistan from Italy because her parents wished to marry her off against her will.
Buner police foil bid to marry minor girl off in swara to settle family dispute
13 members of both families, including would-be groom, taken into custody.
Sana’s father, brother confess killing her for ‘honour’, claim police
The Italian-Pakistani woman was strangled to death by her father, whereas her brother overpowered her: police.
Bill Cosby convicted of drugging and molesting a woman
Cosby, 80, could end up spending his final years in prison after jury concludes he sexually violated Andrea Constand.
Murder most foul?
Given the horrific circumstances, it is a relief that Pakistan’s laggard justice system has been stirred into action.
Danish inventor handed life term for journalist submarine murder
Madsen tied Wall up, beat her, and stabbed her repeatedly in the genital area; he'd planned it all along, say lawyers.
Police exhume remains of Pakistani-origin Italian woman over 'honour' killing reports
The woman's family members will be charged if the post-mortem report shows the cause of death is due to murder: police.
Relatives held over Pakistani-origin Italian woman’s ‘honour’ killing
Body of 26-year-old Sana Cheema to be exhumed in Gujrat today.
Sukkur man sets wife on fire for attending wedding function without permission
Police arrest main accused along with his accomplice and register case against them.
Man axes wife to death in Sujawal for not preparing dinner on time
The accused surrenders before the police and confesses to committing the crime.
ASI arrested for assaulting woman at police post
The woman had approached a police post for help after she forgot the address of her relatives, says Nasirabad DIG.
Two women 'rescued' from Khairpur, Sindh after enduring five years of rape, physical abuse
The two sisters allege they were frequently stripped and beaten and forced to sleep with their husbands' brothers.
Politics over rape: Hindu extremists demand release of 8-year-old Muslim girl's rapists in held-Kashmir
Police say the victim's kidnapping was planned to scare Muslim herders in the area into leaving.
Exclusive judges for cases of violence against women
LHC approves request of Punjab Women Protection Authority to nominate judges to deal with such cases.
Pregnant woman allegedly shot dead by brother over 'honour' in Khairpur
Husband alleges the woman was killed after she was declared 'kari' by her father during a jirga.
Mother of four gunned down by brother in suspected 'honour killing'
Brother was 'provoked' by members of a rival tribe who 'criticised' his sister's 'character', local officials say.
Domestic worker accuses Islamabad police official of rape
Woman claims she was taken to a house by a young man for work, but was sexually assaulted by a policeman there.
FIA arrests 'fake pir' in Haripur for assaulting, blackmailing women
The accused used to record the women, who approached him for solutions to their problems, without their knowledge.
Sindh records 1,643 cases of violence against women since last year
From honour killing to custody of children and maintenance women across the province filed cases of violence.
PHC orders early arrest of key suspect in girl stripping case
Asks Dera Ismail Khan police for update in this respect on April 26
Sindh IG takes notice of Ghotki woman's suicide 'in response to jirga's forced marriage ruling'
The girl's brother married by choice, for which a jirga ordered an exchange marriage and fine of Rs1 million.
Man arrested in Dera Ghazi Khan for mutilating wife's genitalia
Suspect says he committed the violent act after his wife refused to hand over her gold earrings: police.
Man axes mother of eight to death over 'honour' in Badin
Woman ran out on the street crying for help but suspect continued to attack her, subsequently killing her: witnesses.
Teenage girl left for dead for resisting gang rape in Nawabshah
Victim's parents say daughter's backbone fractured by torture; demand CJP take suo motu notice of case.
Family accused of poisoning girl for contracting free-will marriage
Husband says girl's family had promised to arrange a ceremony after the couple was found, but killed the girl instead.
Mother of six gunned down over 'honour' in Shikarpur district
The woman was gunned down allegedly by her husband who suspected her of having 'illicit relations' with a man: police.
Man flees after killing wife, sister over 'honour' in Tando Adam: police
Police are conducting raids to arrest suspect.
Republican women frustrated by Trump’s approach to abuse charges
Winning over women has long been an uphill battle for Republicans; signs say Trump is making the task more difficult.