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Situation of women, girls in Pakistan is critical: Report
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
In the southern province of Sindh, which is home to nearly 90 per cent of the Hindu minority group, forced conversions to Islam of kidnapped Hindu girls and their subsequent forced weddings to Muslim men--usually to the abductors--are quite common, reported HRWF.
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Honour killing case: SC issues notice on petition raising issues whether v
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
On May 27, 2022, a case was registered at Jhallara in Udaipur district under various charges dealing with murder, destruction of evidence and criminal conspiracy.
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Honour killing: Young woman shot dead by brother in Pakistan's Karachi
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Police surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed said the young woman suffered two bullet wounds on her head and leg. There was extensive damage seen in her cranial vault, reported Dawn.
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UP: 20-year-old killed by uncle for marrying man of different caste in Sit
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Later, the accused surrendered at a police station with the murder weapon, police said. The incident happened at Bajnagar village under the Pisawan police station area in the district on Saturday.
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Honour killing case: Petition filed in SC against Rajasthan HC order
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The petitioner has challenged the Rajasthan High Court order dated April 19, 2023, wherein directions for court-monitored re-investigation or investigation by CBI were sought in the alleged honour killing case.
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Pakistan constantly performs poor on gender equality: Report
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Ingrained practices towards women within the Pakistani culture are often those of oppression, possession, objectification and use as bargaining tools (for example, made to marry in families with ongoing disputes as a peace offering and conflict resolution mechanism).
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Gender-based violence in Pakistan calls for action: Report
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Due to various cultural constraints and prevalent stereotypes and taboos, women, particularly in the more conservative and rural societies, are confined to their homes, reported The Nation.
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Pakistan: Armed men rape girl in Islamabad's park
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The incident took place Thursday night when two armed men approached the victim at a park in F-9, who was there with her male colleague, according to the first information report (FIR).
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Pakistan: Girl shot dead by father 'over honour'
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
During the incident, Head Constable Imran Zaman, 40, and another person, 20-year-old Wajid Kaleem, were also injured. Both the injured were then taken to Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi along with the girl's body, the SSP said.
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Lawlessness, illiteracy reasons for 'honour killings' in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Pakistani newspaper said of the 417 people, 152 were men and 265 were women. Around 152 incidents of honour killings were reported in Punjab province. Sindh stood second with 96 cases.
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UP: Father kills daughter's lover in Bijnor; four held
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A father in UP's Bijnor killed his daughter's lover, said police on Tuesday.
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Absconder accused in two honour killing cases arrested by crime branch
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A team of the Crime Branch arrested an absconder who is accused in two cases of honour killing from Haryana's Sonipat, officials said on Wednesday.
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