Tag: dowry
Bride killed over ‘insufficient dowry’
BAHAWALPUR: A newlywed woman was killed on Sunday by her in-laws for not bringing ‘sufficient’ dowry.
Police said that Ayesha got married with a man hailing...
#StopJahezkhori: Celebrities endorse UN campaign condemning dowry
Pakistan chapter of the United Nations (UN) Women has launched a campaign condemning the demand for dowry in South Asian societies.
The human rights watchdog...
Man tortures to death ex-wife over demand to return dowry
LODHRAN: A man along with father and relatives tortured to death his former wife over demand to return dowry.
Police said that Gul Naz Bibi,...
KP passes marriage functions law; dowry demands by grooms’ family banned:...
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa(KP) Assembly has passed a law making it illegal for the grooms' family to demand dowry from the brides' family. The offence...
Sindh CM shelves anti-dowry act for more ‘workable’ law
Anti-dowry law proposed in meeting of Sindh cabinet limits dowry to Rs 50, 000
Transport minister tells cabinet meeting that Karachi faces...
Jamaat-e-Islami seeks ban on dowry in KP Assembly
The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Thursday through a bill sought a ban on the exploitative dowry practice in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.
In the bill, the...
Bride burnt to death for failing to bring motorbike in dowry
A newly-wed bride succumbed to her wounds on Tuesday after she was doused in petrol and set ablaze by her husband for failing to...
