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Pakistan’s Kafkaesque Identity Problem
Khadija Hafiz was looking to buy a black cloth for her lawyer’s gown at Lahore’s Liberty Market when a man approached her. “Are you a lawyer?” he asked, looking at the black coat she had on, before adding, “I need your help, please.” A daily wage labourer, Ahmed* told Khadija…
Alcoholic Gets 14 Years In Prison For Assaulting Teenage Daughter
KARACHI: A sessions court on Tuesday sentenced a man, said to be an alcoholic, to 14 years in prison for raping her teenage daughter. Additional District and Sessions Judge Ghulam Mustafa Laghari, who is also presiding officer of the Gender Based-Trial Court (Central), found Muhammad Mukhtiar, 40, guilty of raping…
10th Class Girl Gang-raped By Police Officer, His Friend
SARGODHA: A police officer along with his friend gang-raped a student of the 10th class who was trying to get her father released from the custody of Kot Momin police. The suspects left the girl in front of her aunt’s house when her condition became critical and fled. As per…
Shattered Innocence – Horrors of Child Abuse in Pakistan
In this video, you can listen to the harrowing realities of child abuse and the plight of street children and domestic helpers. Explore the factors that contribute to these issues, the impact on vulnerable lives, and the paths to healing and hope. Post Views: 22…
Newly-published Books Termed Beacon Of Light For Feminine Pashto Literature
PESHAWAR: Speakers at a literary ceremony have termed newly-published books by a senior writer a beacon of light for feminine Pashto literature. They said that the author of the books, Kalsoomzeb, contributed to cause of women in a bold and befitting manner by defying all odds. Former governor Barrister Masood…