A judicial magistrate on 29 October 2024 remanded another suspect in police custody in a case pertaining to the murders of four women in Lyari. The investigating officer produced suspect Shehzad before the judicial magistrate (South) and requested his remand in police
KARACHI: Expressing concern over rising maternal mortalities and health complications due to unsafe abortions, speakers at the launch of a study on 30th October called for making reproductive healthcare services safe and accessible across Pakistan which saw 3.8 million abortions in 2023
KARACHI: Representatives of different governmental organisations, civil society activists, media personnel, academia and lawyers at a meeting emphasised the need for finalising provisions of the ‘Sindh Women Agricultural Workers Act’ to safeguard women farmers’ rights. The meeting of the Provincial Stakeholders Alliance
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) has dismissed an application seeking the transfer of a case pertaining to the murder of a woman inside a judge’s chamber to a sessions court, observing that it fell within the ambit of terrorism as the incident created
A sessions court on 30 October 2024 sentenced three accused, including a woman, to 14 years imprisonment in an acid attack case. Azra and her two sons, Jibran and Farhan, were found guilty of throwing acid on their neighbour, Chanda, within the
Meeting highlights importance of brands complying with safety protocols KARACHI: The National Trade Union Federation (NTUF) held a consultative session on October 27 with affiliates from the Industrial ALL Global Union textile and garment sector to discuss the implementation of workplace safety
The Orangi Town police have arrested the man suspected of attacking a woman and her two minor children. The woman’s son had succumbed to his injuries during treatment. Officials said the suspect is an ice addict, adding that he was apparently interested
The gruesome Orangi Town incident, in which a minor boy was killed, and his mother and minor sister were injured on 23-October-2024, has taken a new turn. The injured woman has claimed that the perpetrator was her husband’s cousin, who had attempted
KARACHI: A minor boy was stabbed to death and his mother and sister were injured in Orangi Town on Wednesday, police said. The victims were found injured inside a house near Liaqat School. They had been stabbed with a sharp instrument. The
Delays in the collection of evidence, and a lack of trauma-informed judicial proceedings have led to an alarmingly low conviction KARACHI: What was she wearing? What did she say? Why was she outside the house? These are just a few of the