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 driven the latter to commit suicide. The Punjab…
KARACHI: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sindh Dr Syed Kaleem Imam on Tuesday took notice of media reports about the alleged harassment of a policewoman in Mirpurkhas. The police chief sought a…
KARACHI: Provincial Minister for Health Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho on Thursday took notice of harassment of a girl at Sindh Government Korangi Hospital (SGKH) and suspended Additional Medical Superintendent (AMS) Dr Farrukh…
—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 who harassed a Canadian national visiting Islamabad,…
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 expressed its alarm at the frequency with which…
Kashmala Tariq, federal ombudsperson for protection against harassment at workplaces, on Tuesday said that sending ‘good morning’ text messages to women at the workplace is also considered harassment. Addressing an event on…
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 order was issued by the federal ombudsperson…
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 that “no one would be spared”. The law…
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, who is accused of sexual harassment, her publicist…
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 and gender-based violence. The website works by linking…
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 sexual harassment at workplace against the influential…
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 public on New Year’s night so that the…
–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 incident of harassment, a tourist couple…
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 committee. According to details, an inquiry committee was…
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 on Wednesday constituted a four-member joint investigation team…
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 Nowshera University of Technology’s vice-chancellor challenging proceedings against…
Former Pakistan Television (PTV) chairman Dr Shahid Masood, who is in the headlines for his alleged involvement in the Rs33 million PTV misappropriation case, has now been accused of misbehaving with a…
