Tag: Harassment

MAO College principal held responsible for lecturer’s suicide

LAHORE: MAO College Principal Dr Farhan Ebadat Khan has been found 'negligent' in the case involving harassment allegations against deceased lecturer Afzal Mehmood, which had...

IGP takes notice of alleged harassment of female cop

KARACHI: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sindh Dr Syed Kaleem Imam on Tuesday took notice of media reports about the alleged harassment of a...

Korangi Hospital AMS suspended over harassment

KARACHI: Provincial Minister for Health Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho on Thursday took notice of harassment of a girl at Sindh Government Korangi Hospital (SGKH)...

Police impound vehicle after Canadian woman harassed in Islamabad

--Victim says had to take refuge in a mall after being followed by two men ISLAMABAD: The Sihala Police have registered a case against two unidentified men...

Call to stop harassment of journalists

LAHORE: Following attempts to malign academician Dr Arfana Mallah and the FIR lodged against journalist Shahzeb Jillani, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Saturday...

Sending ‘good morning’ texts to women is also harassment, says Kashmala

Kashmala Tariq, federal ombudsperson for protection against harassment at workplaces, on Tuesday said that sending ‘good morning’ text messages to women at the workplace...

Federal ombudsperson suspends two senior BISP officials in Punjab

ISLAMABAD: Federal Ombudsperson against Harassment on Monday suspended two senior officers of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Punjab, over a complaint filed against them. The...

SC won’t take harassment of women lightly

ISLAMABAD: Justice Azmat Saeed on Monday observed that the Supreme Court (SC) would announce a “strict decision” over the matter of harassment of women, adding...

Actress refuses to work with ex-Disney animation chief over harassment accusations

LONDON: British actress Emma Thompson has quit an anticipated film produced by California's Skydance studios because it hired former Disney creative director John Lasseter,...

Digital Rights Foundation launches legal portal ‘Ab Aur Nahin’

LAHORE: The Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) has launched a pro bono online portal for women seeking legal representation and psychological counselling in cases of harassment...

Headmaster penalised for harassing govt school teacher

LAHORE: Punjab Ombudsperson on Thursday penalised the headmaster of a government school for harassing a regular female teacher. The teacher had earlier lodged a complaint of...

CM orders opening of Sea View on New Year’s Eve, warns...

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed the divisional administration and police to keep the Sea View beach area open for...

Hotel agents subject tourist couple to violence in Murree

--CM takes notice of alleged harassment, seeks report from Punjab IG --Police say seven accused arrested, raids being carried out to detain more suspects MURREE: In yet another...

Multan university suspends professor accused of harassment

MULTAN: The Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) on Sunday suspended a professor accused of sexually harassing his student after she recorded her statement before an inquiry...

JIT formed to probe lady doctor harassment case

ISLAMABAD: Long after booking four attendants of a patient for allegedly beating lady doctor at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), the Islamabad chief commissioner...

Nowshera university harassment case: PHC seeks comments

A Peshawar High Court bench on Tuesday asked the federal anti-harassment ombudsperson and regional anti-harassment commissioner to submit comments on a petition of the...

VIDEO: Shahid Masood ‘harasses’ journalist over court escape question

Former Pakistan Television (PTV) chairman Dr Shahid Masood, who is in the headlines for his alleged involvement in the Rs33 million PTV misappropriation case,...