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Plight of women in Pakistan deteriorates amid forced marriages, conversion
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
As women in Pakistan continue to bear the brunt of forced marriages and conversions, some have also succeeded to escape, bringing such incidents to light.
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Police brutality during Women's March highlights grim reality of gender-ba
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The police lathi-charge on participants of the Aurat (Women's) march in Islamabad (8 March 2023) provides the context for a perusal of the plight of women in Pakistan.
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Pakistan: Punjab records highest number of cases of women abuse
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 19 (ANI): Official data shows that a total of 15,750 complaints were made by women in Pakistan's Punjab during the first eight months (January- August) of the current year, taking lead in receiving the most number of cases of women abuse.
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Pakistan becoming more unsafe for women as violence surges
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 1 (ANI): The plight of women in Pakistan is increasing day by day as a fresh report has stated that nearly 6,754 women were abducted in the country's Punjab province in the first half of 2021. Out of that, 1890 women were raped, 3721 were tortured whereas 7
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Pakistan Minister Gandapur draws flak for sexist remarks against Maryam Na
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 26 (ANI): Pakistan which is decried globally for the plight of its women again revealed its misogyny through Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Ali Amin Khan Gandapur's "sexist and foul" remarks against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vi
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Pakistani model Nayab found dead at home in Lahore
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], July 11 (ANI): Pakistani model Nayab Nadeem was found dead at her residence in Lahore's Defence area on Sunday.
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Pakistan: Islamic Council halts legislation on Domestic Violence Bill
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 10 (ANI): The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on Friday halted legislation on Domestic Violence Bill in 2020 saying the Islamic constitutional body needs to review and gave its findings to the Pakistan government.
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HRCP report rings alarm over plight of women in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): The annual report of State of Human Rights in Pakistan released by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) for the year 2020 has set alarm bells ringing over the plight of women in the country.
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US report reveals troubling human rights abuses in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 13 (ANI): US State Department has issued its report on human rights condition in different countries across the world. It has also discussed Pakistan, in terms of different issues including human rights violation, freedom of expression, the plight of minorities, m
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