Tag: domestic violence
Wife, son strangle man to death
LAHORE: A woman with the help of her son strangled her husband to death over a family dispute in Lahore’s Shadbagh area. Police have...
Woman gets tortured for not buying motorcycle for husband
--Police say FIR has been registered but they have no information about the accused’s whereabouts
--PCSW report says nearly 20pc married women were physically abused...
Sisters who killed abusive father spark Russia domestic violence debate
MOSCOW: A case against three teenage sisters who killed their father after what lawyers say was years of beatings and sexual abuse has sparked...
IHC dismisses petition against Aurat march
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Thursday dismissed a petition against alleged controversial march on the occasion of ‘International Women Day’ in different cities...
Early marriage leads to domestic violence: survey
ISLAMABAD: A survey conducted by Punjab Commission on Status of Women here Monday revealed that early marriage deprives girls of education opportunities and predisposes...
Man kills family over domestic dispute
MARDAN: A person axed to death his three family members including father, wife and daughter over domestic disputes here on Tuesday. Police arrested the...
Half of domestic violence victims in Punjab avoid reporting cases: survey
LAHORE: A survey conducted by the Punjab Commission on Status of Women (PCSW) has revealed half of the victims of domestic violence avoided reporting...
One more accuses husband of domestic violence
LAHORE: Another case of domestic violence was reported on Tuesday as housewife Sonia came forward narrating her plight at Lahore's Green Town Police Station.
According to...
Man accused of cutting off ex-wife’s tongue in police custody
Pindi Bhattian police on Saturday arrested a man who cut off his former wife's tongue and tortured her the other day.
According to reports, police...
Violence Against Women Centre staff not paid in 9 months
--Punjab govt promises outstanding salaries will be paid within a week
The Punjab government has claimed that the issue of unpaid dues of the Pakistan’s...
Australia to bar visitors with domestic violence convictions
SYDNEY: Visitors who have been convicted of violence against women and children will be kicked out or barred from entering Australia, Immigration Minister David...
Bill against domestic violence tabled in KP Assembly
--Any person found guilty would be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or penalty which may extend to...
Chris Brown arrested in Paris on rape allegation
PARIS: American R&B star Chris Brown is being questioned by police in Paris after being accused of rape, sources close to the inquiry told...
Home ‘most dangerous place’ for women, says UN study
More than half the women who were murdered worldwide last year were killed by their partners or family members, making home "the most dangerous...
Proposed bill seeks penalty for false accusations of domestic violence
A bill proposed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to prevent domestic violence states that any woman wrongly accusing her husband of being involved in violence will be...
Country’s only intake centre for violence stricken women likely to close...
---Staff of Violence Against Women Centre (VAWC) not paid in four months
LAHORE: Putting women who are fleeing domestic violence and abuse at greater risk,...
VIDEO: Woman accuses husband, in-laws of assaulting her, throwing her in...
Amid rising cases of domestic violence across the country, a woman from Attock has alleged that her husband and in-laws, including her father-in-law, brothers-in-law...
