KARACHI: District Central is in the grip of a troubling surge in street robberies targeting women walking alone. In Sharifabad, a woman was robbed in broad daylight by a motorcycle-riding thief and the incident was caught on a CCTV camera. The armed
KARACHI: The Sindh Government has taken strict action following the reported negligence in the security and arrangements for polio workers in Jacobabad. As a result, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Jacobabad, the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jacobabad, and the District Health Officer
SUKKUR: The female polio worker, who was sexually assaulted four days ago in Allah Bakhsh Jakhrani village in Jacobabad, was declared ‘Kari’ by her husband, who drove her out of his home and snatched her three children from her on September 14
HYDERABAD: After denying rape for two days allegedly under certain pressures, a polio worker in Jacobabad district disclosed before the court on Friday that she was subjected to rape during the immunisation campaign on September 11. She testified before the court that
KARACHI: A suspect has been arrested for allegedly harassing a team of polio workers who were on duty in a Jamshoro neighbourhood, police said. Jamshoro Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Zaffar Siddiq Chhanga told Dawn.com that local residents allegedly stopped the team, led by
KARACHI: Almost 15,000 women from Karachi approached courts last year to seek khula or divorce from their life partners citing financial instability key reason behind their disturbed married lives. The fresh data came to highlights during a discussion at the University of
KARACHI: Women and girls in Sindh’s health, education, and agriculture sectors bear the brunt of socio-economic and political oppression, mainly due to the control of feudal and tribal lords over assemblies and bureaucratic structures, stated Akram Ali Khaskheli, President of the Hari
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights on Wednesday expressed concerns over a rise in crimes against women and children in Sindh, with a zero per cent conviction rate in such crimes alarming the panel. In a meeting at Parliament House,
KARACHI: A woman was found dead with torture marks on the face and neck, in a house in Sherpao Colony, Landhi area. The police reached the spot and shifted the body to Jinnah Hospital for post-mortem and detained the woman’s husband for
KARACHI: Amina Sohail veers through heavy traffic to pick up her next passenger despite the sight of a woman riding a motorcycle drawing stares. The 28-year-old is the first woman in her family to enter the workforce, a pattern emerging in urban