Violence against women
One of the suspects taken into custody; raids under way to arrest the accomplice.
Updated 17 Oct, 2023 12:16pm
Recording of Shahnawaz's statement delayed after Islamabad court accepts counsel's plea to adjourn hearing.
Updated 12 Oct, 2023 05:36pm
Prime accused to record statement tomorrow; cross-examination of IO, prosecution witnesses completed.
Updated 11 Oct, 2023 11:27am
Police claim arresting 3 suspects named in FIR on 18-year-old Hindu girl's rape; Lodhran police claim arresting man attempting to rape 6-year-old girl.
Updated 11 Oct, 2023 12:59pm
Shirkat Gah Women Political Forum members express concern about certain political parties opposing ban on child marriage.
Updated 09 Oct, 2023 10:50am
Officials say her unemployed, drug-addict husband would subject Fatima and their 4 daughters to physical abuse when denied money.
Updated 03 Oct, 2023 09:59am
Police are investigating the matter from different angles.
Updated 02 Oct, 2023 11:17am
Both confess to strangling their 12-year-old sister and hanging her body with a pipe inside their house.
Updated 29 Sep, 2023 10:59am
Sherry Rehman, ministries oppose move; bill to deter private jails also cleared; rights committee takes up Ranipur maid’s murder.
Updated 29 Sep, 2023 09:54am
Tells court the police had recovered a bloodstained dumbbell, which was used to kill the victim.
Updated 28 Sep, 2023 10:39am
Angry men have more power than Erica Robin. They, not her, are the ones who should stand down.
Published 26 Sep, 2023 11:33am
To truly combat sexual violence, we must foster a culture that prioritises respect, consent, and gender equality.
Updated 26 Sep, 2023 12:08pm
Pemra allows airing after seeking an undertaking from producers not to air the alleged controversial scene in its 5th episode.
Updated 19 Sep, 2023 08:16am
“Amini's father is under house arrest… Security forces are preventing him from visiting his daughter’s grave,” says IHR.
Updated 16 Sep, 2023 08:31pm
Netblocks reports “significant disruption to internet connectivity in Zahedan"; US, UK sanction Iranian officials.
Updated 16 Sep, 2023 08:42am
Deputy Chief Magistrate Tan Ikram remands defendants in custody; no pleas to any of the charges entered during the short hearing.
Published 15 Sep, 2023 06:30pm
Sarah Inam was allegedly killed by her husband in Islamabad around a year ago.
Updated 13 Sep, 2023 04:42pm
Victims tell magistrate suspect assaulted them several times after luring them with the prospect of employment, filmed ordeal to blackmail them.
Updated 13 Sep, 2023 10:21am
Directs to constitute the requisite SSOIUs immediately and to arrange necessary training for police officers.
Published 08 Sep, 2023 07:35am
Police say the man shot his wife as she made her way to court with her minor son.
Updated 06 Sep, 2023 10:44am
Complainant said a man had kidnapped her 20-year-old daughter from home while she was out.
Updated 05 Sep, 2023 10:59am
Complainant says both suspects extorted money from her daughter through blackmail to allow her clinic to reopen.
Updated 05 Sep, 2023 11:27am
Official says suspect used to rape women after luring them with prospect of job, make their videos to blackmail them; action taken after videos went viral on social media.
Published 04 Sep, 2023 09:56pm
Call on government to step up relief efforts, take action to investigate acts of violence and hold perpetrators to account.
Published 04 Sep, 2023 09:06pm
Even when Modi spoke, he spoke as a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, not as India’s prime minister.
Published 21 Jul, 2023 04:28pm
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh says "thorough investigation" under way; accused may face death penalty.
Published 21 Jul, 2023 12:45pm
Report says incident took place on May 4 after ethnic clashes erupted; a woman also allegedly gang-raped.
Published 19 Jul, 2023 11:00pm
Woman raped in Rawalpindi by four individuals for five days while another woman in Islamabad raped at gunpoint in broad daylight.
Updated 15 Jul, 2023 10:31am
Case registered at Kohsar police station; complainant says suspect lured her with prospect of job and raped her at gunpoint in broad daylight.
Updated 14 Jul, 2023 10:42pm
Police interrogate guards, servants and residents of the locality to ascertain identity of suspect and victim.
Updated 07 Jul, 2023 09:51am
