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Teaching hospital files case against hostel guard for allegedly raping student
Victim is 19-years-old and was brought to the hospital in serious condition.
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
District court acquits men named in Sana Cheema's murder case
Judge releases individuals named as chief suspects due to lack of proof and absence of witnesses.
SC judge cautions against weakening workplace harassment law, urges govt to strengthen it
Justice Azmat Saeed calls for development of mechanism that makes it easier for women to come forward with complaints.
PTI voices concern over human rights situation in Sindh
PTI leaders Lal Chand Malhi and Haleem Adil Sheikh accuse PPP of using police "to crush political opponents".
Pope admits priests, bishops sexually abuse nuns
Pope Francis says church should do more to address the problem.
Vatican magazine denounces sexual abuse of nuns by priests
Women Church World cites Pope Francis' own analysis of abuse by saying clerical power was at the root of the problem.
'We never want to go back': Afghan women fear cost of peace under Taliban
"I was a kid, but I remember they burned our school right in front of our eyes," says woman who grew up under Taliban.
LHC misread evidence in Khadija case, notes SC
High court was supposed to hear review petition, not appeal, says apex court’s detailed judgement.
SC overturns Shah Hussain's acquittal in Khadija stabbing case, orders arrest
Bench headed by Chief Justice Khosa accepts appeal against Hussain's acquittal by Lahore High Court.
Gilgit-Baltistan DIG dismissed from service for harassing ex-wife on social media
The official had created a fake Facebook profile of his former wife and "uploaded morphed sexually explicit images”.
Anti-forced marriage campaign launched
Dia Praxis, also known as, Dialogue in Practice, a transnational diaspora organisation based in Norway and Pakistan,...
Man sentenced to death by Lahore's gender-based violence court for raping medical student
Additional sessions judge Rehmat Ali also hands convict life imprisonment and a fine of Rs0.5m.
Girls in 2011 Kohistan video were killed, Supreme Court told
Imposters of slain girls produced to prove concerned families' claims that they are alive, court told.
‘Faith healer’ rapes married woman
'Faith healer' allegedly drugs woman, subjects her to sexual assault.
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.
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.