domestic violence

Muhammad Yousaf Lahore: Despite the enactment of key legislation and sustained efforts to curb domestic violence, the problem continues to persist across societies due to weak enforcement and entrenched socio-cultural norms, said…

News Desk Lahore: The provincial launch of the FEM Consortia is a significant step in the advocacy and promotion of women’s rights and gender equality in Pakistan. Women in Struggle for Empowerment (WISE) Executive Director Bushra…

News Desk Lahore: A 12-member special medical board consisting of professors and senior doctors is formed to medically examine and treat the 15-year-old victim of domestic violence. The victim– Rizwana of Sargodha–has been admitted to…

News Desk United Nations: Deeply embedded gender bias that pervades family court systems across the world is placing women and children in situations of immense suffering and violence, said a United Nations report. “The tendency of…

News Desk Islamabad: As many as 771 cases of violence against women in Sindh while 142 cases of violence against children were reported during the first four months of 2023, according to a report released by Sustainable Social…

Muzaffargarh: Rescue 1122 saw a rising number of disturbing calls at their emergency helpline, as 18724 out of 26096 calls were disturbing calls during May, which not only affected the performance of the officials but also caused the loss…

Staff Report Lahore: Speakers at an event on Wednesday said legislation must be introduced to stop coerced faith conversions, and the pro-women laws ought to be implemented to address the crimes faced by girls and women involving child…

Islamabad: Islamabad Capital Police on Monday said that the F-9 Park incident is being investigated scientifically and perpetrators of the horrible crime will soon be apprehended. The district administration and the police are working…

News Desk Islamabad: “According to the Global Gender Gap Report, Pakistan has closed the gender gap by 56.4 per cent, yet we are still ranked second lowest from the bottom. To create laws, regulations, and quotas that will bring change,…

News Desk RAWALPINDI: The police on Friday arrested a man over charge of torturing wife after a quarrel in the jurisdiction of Waris Khan police station, police sources said on Friday. At the request of the brother of the victim…