Violence against women
FCC says workplace harassment law to only be invoked if it's sexual in nature; legal experts say verdict contradicts 2022 amendment, previous SC rulings.
Updated 30 Sep, 2026 07:33pm
The magistrate directs that the woman suspect will remain in police custody from sunrise to sunset and, for rest, will remain in judicial custody.
Updated 30 Sep, 2026 03:04pm
IO's request for 14-day remand denied; woman says suspects told her to drink alcohol and locked her in room.
Updated 29 Sep, 2026 05:44pm
Official says two other suspects have also been identified and police teams are conducting raids to arrest them.
Updated 29 Sep, 2026 12:04am
According to the petition, the victim was allegedly brought from Peshawar by two persons on the pretext of arranging a well-paid job for her.
Published 28 Sep, 2026 05:55am
Official says police had traced one of the suspect’s location in Sialkot city.
Updated 28 Sep, 2026 08:56am
20-year-old Azeri woman was visiting Pakistan for business purposes and was residing in a house near Raiwind Road.
Updated 27 Sep, 2026 07:50am
Advocate Pirzada alleges that his client was subjected to harassment and retaliatory measures after refusing unlawful and unwanted demands.
Published 26 Sep, 2026 05:01am
The court notes that it was now a settled law that “delay in a sexual offence is not automatically fatal because the victim or her family may take time to report the occurrence”.
Updated 26 Sep, 2026 09:26am
Police arrested woman and handed her over to her family for murder.
Updated 23 Sep, 2026 09:28am
Police say the pistol and the iron rod allegedly used in the murders have been recovered.
Updated 18 Sep, 2026 08:33am
Police Surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed says the post-mortem examinations of the deceased persons found “multiple injuries to the head”.
Updated 16 Sep, 2026 08:20am
Police sources say raids are being conducted at different places to arrest the accused.
Updated 15 Sep, 2026 10:00am
In a letter to the National Commission on Human Rights, Hina's family claims that the suspect's brother misled the investigation via evidence tampering.
Updated 13 Sep, 2026 07:58pm
Six women allegedly raped in various parts of the city in the last few days.
Updated 07 Sep, 2026 08:24am
Warns that there will be no leniency in the complaints of corruption, misconduct or abuse of authority by police officials.
Updated 02 Sep, 2026 08:49am
The complainant alleges that the rickshaw driver drove his daughter to a graveyard’s ground and sexually assaulted her.
Updated 31 Aug, 2026 08:46am
Special court also imposes a fine of Rs50,000 on the convict.
Updated 30 Aug, 2026 10:43am
Millions of Pakistani women suffer abuse.
Updated 29 Aug, 2026 04:15pm
The DPO expresses sorrow over the incident and assured the heirs that investigations into the case would be done from every aspect on merit.
Updated 28 Aug, 2026 09:14am
Complete postmortem report to be submitted after forensic agency's analysis report is received.
Published 26 Aug, 2026 09:18pm
Hospital sources say that the woman had suffered 12 per cent burns on her body.
Updated 24 Aug, 2026 08:54am
Police sources say 7-member team constituted for case probe.
Published 23 Aug, 2026 08:31pm
CM Bugti lauds the “bravery, courage and sense of duty” displayed by Dr Mahnoor Nasir.
Published 23 Aug, 2026 03:39pm
First lady says those responsible must be brought to justice and “made an example of so no one dares to repeat such an act”.
Updated 23 Aug, 2026 11:43pm
Review petition of Noor Mukadam’s murderer rejected for being ‘an appeal in disguise’, detailed judgement explains.
Published 20 Aug, 2026 11:34pm
Police have registered a case and launched an investigation to arrest the suspects.
Updated 20 Aug, 2026 09:01am
A man allegedly strangled his wife over a family dispute; the other woman was allegedly shot dead by her husband following a quarrel.
Updated 19 Aug, 2026 09:15am
The report questions the reliability of the preliminary postmortem findings, noting that the two reports contain remarkably similar medical observations.
Updated 17 Aug, 2026 08:43am
Police claim that Amina Bibi had allegedly eloped with a man of the same village and contracted marriage with him against the wishes of her family some 15 days back.
Updated 14 Aug, 2026 08:43am
