Violence against women
Police arrested the accused, who was identified as Azan Sultan, 10 and a half years old, and lived in the same house.
Published 06 Jun, 2025 07:47am
Identification parade to be conducted once victim’s mother, aunt return from Chitral.
Updated 05 Jun, 2025 10:46am
Chief police officer seeks report from the Saddar Division ASP.
Updated 05 Jun, 2025 10:54am
Police surgeon says husband is alive but in critical condition with cut injuries while the wife had sustained fatal cuts.
Updated 05 Jun, 2025 01:33pm
FIR names 4 of the total 8 suspects who abducted couple.
Updated 04 Jun, 2025 12:31am
Police chief says suspect had tried to contact TikToker Sana Yousaf repeatedly and was being “rejected by her again and again”.
Updated 03 Jun, 2025 08:24pm
SSP emphasises role of Anti-Rape Crisis Cells and Gender Desks in assisting women workers.
Updated 02 Jun, 2025 10:15am
Suspect arrested within 8 hours after FIA immigration authorities alerted to thwart escape plan; father also held.
Updated 01 Jun, 2025 11:26am
The woman tied the knot against her family’s will through court marriage in 2021.
Published 27 May, 2025 01:20pm
Police say suspect was reportedly mentally ill, launch investigation.
Published 26 May, 2025 10:56pm
FIR says suspect forcibly entered her hostel and falsely claimed that the doctor was his wife.
Updated 26 May, 2025 11:47am
Separately, husband allegedly guns down wife in Orangi Town, flees.
Updated 24 May, 2025 11:38am
Police find about 3,000 videos and images of him sexually assaulting around 50 women in his taxi or his home, media reports say.
Updated 22 May, 2025 02:47pm
Noor's death was the result of not just one person’s malevolence, but a preventable tragedy caused by several individuals failing to do the right thing.
Updated 22 May, 2025 03:40pm
Three-member bench dismisses Zahir's appeal; maintains rape, abduction charges; sentences of his two household staff shortened.
Updated 20 May, 2025 06:43pm
Hearing adjourned till tomorrow as court indicates appeal against Zahir Jaffer's death sentence will be decided soon.
Updated 19 May, 2025 11:12pm
Urges authorities to conduct a thorough, impartial investigation, says state must become a party in all such cases.
Published 18 May, 2025 09:30pm
During a discussion about sexual assault organised by France’s film board, a woman stood up and publicly denounced an executive from the ACID Cannes film section.
Published 15 May, 2025 10:26pm
Perpetrators must be dealt with iron hand, bench tells authorities.
Updated 14 May, 2025 10:18am
Doctors say woman’s health is out of danger; police carrying out raids to arrest suspects.
Updated 21 Apr, 2025 10:32am
Draft law restricts everyone from acid business without licence; instructs that it shall not be sold to anyone below 18.
Published 15 Apr, 2025 08:44am
Murder weapon found, says Gulshan SHO.
Updated 14 Apr, 2025 09:44pm
Family of teacher killed by fiancé joins rally; protesters demand fair probe into death of woman police constable.
Updated 14 Apr, 2025 11:03am
Police claim suicide note found on him, taken into custody.
Updated 12 Apr, 2025 11:01am
Suspects called her for a dance performance, forced her to drink liquor at gunpoint.
Published 12 Apr, 2025 06:23am
Police say suspects also snatched her cell phone, cash before dropping her at Circular Road same night.
Updated 07 Apr, 2025 10:20am
Police official says efforts underway to arrest suspects.
Published 04 Apr, 2025 11:12pm
According to Edhi Foundation, police and forensic teams have collected evidence and launched an investigation; victim's family alleges that her brother-in-law was the killer.
Updated 03 Apr, 2025 08:51pm
Zhenhao Zou targeted young Chinese women whom he invited to his flat for drinks or to study before drugging and attacking them.
Published 02 Apr, 2025 04:13pm
Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari says violence against women and children "will not be tolerated".
Published 28 Mar, 2025 10:47pm
