KARACHI. Child rights organisations and advocates, along with concerned citizens, have warmly welcomed the passage of recent legislation on child marriages, describing it as a landmark step toward protecting the rights and well-being of children. “The passage of the ICT Child Marriage
CHILD marriage persists in Pakistan for many reasons, and ending the practice requires measures that are sensitive to the problem’s complexity. Debates on child marriage tend to reduce this complexity to two opposing legal positions. Proponents of gender equality and child welfare
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on 15-May-2025 sentenced a man to four counts of death and handed life imprisonment to his accomplice for the murders of two religious scholars in 2016. Syed Mohsin Hussain alias Talha alias Pagal and Zainul Abideen alias Zain
Bheel was taken to the taluka hospital in Naukot and then referred to the Civil Hospital Mithi in Tharparkar. A primary school teacher and minority wing leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Soomro Bheel, died in Mirpurkhas district on Thursday after being
Rimsha married Asad two months before the brutal murder of Ali KARACHI: Police have booked a woman and her spouse for allegedly torturing and killing a toddler. Three-year-old Ali was the son of Rimsha from her first marriage, according to Liaquatabad DSP
The Karachi police arrested a Union Council chairman among 14 other suspects involved in the lynching of an Ahmadi man in the city’s Saddar area, an official said on Monday. Laeeq Ahmad Cheema, a 46-year-old businessman, was beaten to death when hundreds of Tehreek-i-Labbaik
SUKKUR: Unknown armed men, riding three sports utility vehicles, fired at sleeping protesters early on Sunday morning in a camp at Babarloi bypass where lawyers and their supporters had begun a sit-in for an indefinite period two days ago against the construction of six canals on
The Punjab government’s recent decision to provide vocational training to transgender individuals marks a significant step towards inclusivity and empowerment for a community that, despite notable legislative progress, remains on the fringes of society. The initiative recognises the unique challenges faced by
LARKANA: Sindh Women Lawyers Alliance (SWLA) on April 13 held a protest march from Koto Moto Chowk to the Shahdadkot Press Club over unabated incidents of murder, domestic violence and discrimination against women in the city. The family of a primary teacher,
KARACHI: The Sindh Apex Committee has decided to set up a special unit within the home department to address growing cases of social media “misuse” in coordination with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). The decision was