Tag: domestic violence

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s second short highlights domestic violence

Academy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy new animated series Aagahi, which aims to educate women in the country about their rights released their second episode...

Two brothers held for torturing wives, murdering one

Two brothers were arrested on charges of torturing their wives and killing one of them, a local media outlet reported on Friday. The brothers, identified...

Woman ‘set ablaze over Eid shopping by husband’ succumbs to injuries

A woman, who had allegedly been set ablaze by her husband following a quarrel over Eid shopping in Multan, succumbed to her injuries on...

Hostage situation in Orlando claims lives of four children

ORLANDO: A hostage drama in Florida ended Monday with the death of four children at the hands of a gunman, who also took his...

Man breaks wife’s leg over domestic disputes

MURIDKE: A man broke the leg of his wife over domestic disputes on Sunday and escaped the scene. According to police, the suspect tortured his wife...

Elderly woman found in trash dump accuses sons of beating her...

SUKKUR: An elderly woman was found amid a pile of trash in Sukkur’s Bus Terminal area on Sunday and taken to the hospital by...

Father ‘beats teenage daughter to death’

KARACHI: A father allegedly beat his teenage daughter to death on Saturday. Nisar Ali, the father, beat Iqra, his 17-year-old daughter, in their home over a...

Man accused of mutilating wife’s genitalia arrested

DERA GHAZI KHAN: Border Military Police on Tuesday arrested a man accused of mutilating his wife's genitalia in the tribal area of Dera Ghazi Khan (DG...

Imran should apologise for failing to protect women rights in KP:...

LAHORE: Punjab Government Spokesman Malik Ahmed Khan on Wednesday said that Imran Khan on the occasion of the International Women’s Day should apologise from the...

Olympics: Dutch IOC member Eurlings resigns over assault claims

LONDON: Dutchman Camiel Eurlings has resigned as his country’s representative on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following allegations of domestic violence in 2015. In a...

Aurat Foundation Launch of 16 Day Activism Campaign

LAHORE: USAID Consul General Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau said that there’s no doubt that we all live under the threat of violence, including the men and...

LHC delegation in London to build linkages with UK’s judiciary

STAFF REPORT LAHORE A delegation of Lahore High Court (LHC) led by Chief Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, and comprising of judges from all tiers of judicial...

Tank: Man admits to burning wife over domestic dispute

  Victim died of her wounds after 20 days  TANK: A man belonging to Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa admitted to setting his wife alight after...

Husband torches wife in Khanewal over domestic dispute

A woman on Monday was set alight by her husband over a domestic dispute in Khanewal, police said. Taking notice of the incident, DPO Zahid...

Nicole Kidman writes open letter against domestic violence

Nicole Kidman, 50, wrote a touching open letter for Porter magazine in which she spoke out against domestic violence after her Emmy win for her portrayal of a woman...

Woman burnt by husband succumbs to inujuries

MUZAFFARGARH: A woman who was allegedly burnt by her husband for 'giving birth to a girl', eventually succumbed to injuries after fighting for life...

Husband’s torture paralyses wife

Deaf and mute wife named Khadija Fatima was brutally subjected to violence by her husband Abdul Aziz as a result of which her half...