Violence against women
Girl says suspect claimed to be the son of a retired deputy superintendent of police and threatened to harm her family.
Updated 27 Feb, 2021 10:10am
The suspect’s son also suffered a bullet injury after he tried to rescue his sister.
Updated 25 Feb, 2021 09:29am
“Right of reputation can’t be protected at the cost of right to dignity,” the court said in coming to its judgement.
Updated 17 Feb, 2021 08:19pm
Journalist Zebunnisa Burki later tweeted Bykea had permanently removed the rider.
Updated 15 Feb, 2021 06:56pm
Police says efforts are under way to arrest two other accomplices of the detained suspects.
Published 13 Feb, 2021 10:58pm
Injured women were shifted to the district headquarters hospital where they are stated to be in precarious condition.
Updated 06 Feb, 2021 10:03am
DPO takes notice of the incident, directs the Shahkot City police to arrest the killer as soon as possible.
Updated 31 Jan, 2021 09:56am
Locals allege the girl was pregnant and had been killed for ‘honour’.
Updated 30 Jan, 2021 10:07am
A judge had ordered a one-year jail term instead of three years for the man convicted of groping a 12-year-old girl.
Published 27 Jan, 2021 08:54pm
Police official says the man has confessed to sexually assaulting and videotaping 45 minor girls.
Updated 26 Jan, 2021 01:35pm
Officials say they are raiding different hideouts to arrest the remaining three suspects.
Updated 24 Jan, 2021 10:29am
He was previously convicted in another case of raping and blackmailing a girl on the pretext of giving a job in 2017.
Updated 24 Jan, 2021 09:55am
Bill passed by PA prescribes maximum of five years jail and fine for culprits.
Updated 16 Jan, 2021 10:05am
Official says gang would allegedly befriend women, rape them and later blackmail them by secretly making video clips of the crime.
Updated 10 Jan, 2021 02:50pm
Judgement says tests have "no forensic value" in cases of sexual violence and discriminate against the female victims.
Published 04 Jan, 2021 04:35pm
The husband of the victim had submitted an application with the police for registration of FIR against the accused.
Updated 20 Dec, 2020 10:41am
Rights activists, constitutional experts term ordinance an eyewash.
Published 16 Dec, 2020 07:23am
Officer did not get the medical examination of the minor conducted who was subjected to torture.
Updated 14 Dec, 2020 11:14am
Complainant says suspects were claiming that they were harassing and blackmailing his daughters and other family members.
Updated 09 Dec, 2020 11:52am
Govt opposes proposal to end co-education, says anti-harassment laws need improvement.
Updated 09 Dec, 2020 10:49am
Religious scholars from different schools of thought say it is the state's duty to protect vulnerable segments of society.
Published 08 Dec, 2020 06:19pm
The concept of chemical castration has been introduced mainly as a form of rehabilitation, and subject to consent of the convict.
Updated 27 Nov, 2020 08:33am
The new laws expand the definition of rape and introduce the concept of chemical castration "mainly as a form of rehabilitation".
Updated 27 Nov, 2020 08:32am
The proposal of chemical castration is problematic, especially on practical grounds.
Published 26 Nov, 2020 08:23am
In almost 90pc of cases, at least one of the accused was from a dominant caste, report finds.
Published 25 Nov, 2020 02:26pm
Registry of sex offenders to be maintained by Nadra to help apprehend perpetrators of crimes, says Farogh Naseem.
Updated 25 Nov, 2020 08:12am
A prestigious ceremony to honour the ASI and his family was held in CPO, Karachi.
Updated 16 Nov, 2020 11:57pm
The jirga gave the order on the pretext of karo kari; a man was killed in the same case earlier.
Published 15 Nov, 2020 11:56pm
"The premier is very much concerned about recent incidents of rape in different parts of the country," says Babar Awan.
Updated 15 Nov, 2020 08:44am
The second suspect was arrested following the incident along with his weapons, police say.
Updated 13 Nov, 2020 11:29pm
