Tag: domestic violence
Man kills 5, including wife, parents-in-law, over domestic conflict
A man killed his wife and parents-in-law over a domestic dispute in Shori Manika, a village on the outskirts of district Pindi Bhattian, and...
Video: Amber Heard stars in a tearful PSA on domestic violence
Amber Heard, who just settled her acrimonious divorce case with Johnny Depp, has spoken out about eliminating violence against women in a video. The...
Internet mogul gets year in jail in domestic violence case
A Silicon Valley internet mogul who sold his startup for $300 million at the age of 25 and appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show”...
Woman sets husband on fire in Karachi
A woman allegedly set ablaze her 37-year-old husband Muhammad Suhail on Thursday in New Karachi’s Bilal Colony.
According to details, the husband had gone to...
CII and Pakistan’s disfigured social structure
Violence against women in Pakistan is an endemic social issue that continues to have grave impact on the female gender in the society.
Domestic violence...
Girl tortured, set on fire for refusing marriage proposal in Murree
A 19-year-old school teacher was tortured and set on fire after refusing a marriage proposal here on Tuesday.
The victim's uncle, Nasir Abbassi, stated the...
Pakistanis hit back as clerics say men can ‘lightly beat’ wives
Media and activists poured scorn Friday on a suggestion from an Islamic religious body that men should be allowed to “lightly beat” their wives,...
Women alliance expresses concern over non-representation of women in CM’s committee
Civil society group, Ending Violence Against Women Alliance, has expressed reservations over non-representation of women in the committee constituted by Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz...
Women over mullahs
The losers have beards
Whenever women are talked about in Pakistan a storm is brewed; the recent Women Protection Law 2016 is no different.
It is...
Man axes wife to death for opposing second marriage
A man axed his wife to death for opposing his second marriage and fled after committing the crime here on Friday.
Police said that the...
Clerics test govt’s resolve to protect women from violence
Warn govt of launching protest movement from March 27 if it does not withdraw pro-women law
