Violence against women
Protesters accuse authorities of trying to hush up the crime, preventing access to the victim's family.
Published 02 Oct, 2020 08:48pm
Rights activists demand action against the suspects who pushed the victim to take her own life.
Updated 01 Oct, 2020 03:07am
Anger over the incident has increased by accusations that police cremated the victim's body against her family's wishes.
Updated 30 Sep, 2020 05:24pm
It is unacceptable that an official who blatantly and repeatedly fuels rape culture is tasked with solving the motorway case.
Published 30 Sep, 2020 10:00am
Senate human rights committee reprimands CCPO for giving his "personal opinions" instead of stating facts.
Published 28 Sep, 2020 08:02pm
One of the victims died on the spot while the other is in critical condition.
Updated 27 Sep, 2020 06:49pm
The experience of all nations shows that severe penalties do not cause a decline in crime.
Published 24 Sep, 2020 08:44am
The victim was returning home after work when she was abducted by two men.
Updated 23 Sep, 2020 10:53am
The victim's father, uncle and cousin strangled her after finding her talking to a friend on her mobile phone.
Updated 23 Sep, 2020 10:40am
Inquiry launched after ‘conflicting statements’ of woman.
Updated 22 Sep, 2020 10:57am
There are sufficient laws to tackle the offences of rape, gang rape and child sexual abuse but they are not being implemented.
Updated 23 Sep, 2020 09:57am
Husband alleges he reported matter to police but they insisted on omitting the gang-rape allegation from the report.
Updated 21 Sep, 2020 01:09pm
Abid Malhi's wife was taken into custody by law enforcement agencies last night.
Updated 18 Sep, 2020 01:56am
Okara DPO says female officers will be posted to check violence against women in the district.
Updated 17 Sep, 2020 10:55am
Judge directs police to hold identity parade of the suspect as soon as possible.
Updated 16 Sep, 2020 08:21am
Women lawyers, women activists and women police officers were conspicuous by their absence on the channels.
Published 15 Sep, 2020 10:10am
PM says govt was informed public hangings of rapists would not be "internationally acceptable".
Updated 15 Sep, 2020 11:27am
Judicial inquiry sought into the incident.
Updated 13 Sep, 2020 09:06am
IGP names primary suspect as Abid Ali, a resident of Fort Abbas in Bahawalnagar, and his accomplice as Waqarul Hassan.
Updated 13 Sep, 2020 08:07am
It is not enough for individual members of the government to condemn the act.
Updated 12 Sep, 2020 08:44am
The unfortunate events of this past week have reinforced the vulnerabilities of the PTI government.
Updated 12 Sep, 2020 04:23pm
Newly constructed Lahore-Sialkot Motorway has "remained unmanned in terms of security and traffic management".
Updated 11 Sep, 2020 08:21pm
Punjab law minister says govt is aware of growing demand for Umar Sheikh's removal following his remarks on a woman's gang-rape.
Updated 12 Sep, 2020 02:17pm
Senate panel summons motorways police chief, communications secretary to brief members; Shireen Mazari demands report from police.
Updated 11 Sep, 2020 08:47am
The woman was travelling from Lahore to Gujranwala along with her children.
Updated 10 Sep, 2020 01:17pm
Police have arrested a man in his 30s who allegedly duped the octogenarian into accompanying him before raping her.
Published 09 Sep, 2020 08:43pm
“It will help deter such killings if the term ‘Ghairat’ is not used to describe them," says Justice Qazi Faez Isa.
Updated 05 Sep, 2020 08:48am
The arrest was made on the basis of the provisional report of the victim's post-mortem, which suggested sexual assault.
Updated 20 Aug, 2020 12:41am
Suggests contextualising relevant laws within the framework of convention on elimination of all forms of discrimination.
Updated 18 Aug, 2020 11:37am
Victim received critical burns; police say raids are underway to arrest the accused.
Updated 13 Aug, 2020 11:23am
