Tag: Harassment

Invigilator accused of harassment was exonerated of similar charges in 2014

ISLAMABAD: Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) Director General (DG) Hasnat Qureshi said that invigilator accused of harassment was also accused by students of another school in...

KU harassment case: Investigation committee finds student, lecturer at fault

KARACHI: The investigation report of the alleged harassment case of a female student at Karachi University (KU) has been submitted to the Vice-Chancellor Dr Muhammad Ajmal...

Man commits suicide after being harassed by police

LODHRAN: A man committed suicide through self-immolation after allegedly being harassed and mistreated by the police here on Sunday. According to details, Iqbal -- a resident...

Suspects in harassment complaints get clean chit

Investigation committee rejects anonymous letter against police officers An investigation committee, constituted to probe anonymous harassment complaint against police officers at the Police Lines...

Nobel literature prize panel’s head resigns over harassment controversy

STOCKHOLM: The Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel Literature Prize, was plunged into crisis on Thursday after two of its members, including its head...

Survey shows workplace harassment underreported in Pakistan: report

A survey of 300 women conducted by a local media outlet shows that sexual harassment is still present and gradually increasing in the Pakistani workplace. This...

Victim’s plea ‘incomplete’, terms FIA in harassment case against KU professor

KARACHI: Observing the allegations of harassment against a professor of the University of Karachi (KU), the Cybercrime Wing of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) termed...

PA condemns harassment of Pakistani diplomats in India

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly through a unanimously adopted resolution on Friday, condemned incidents of harassment of Pakistani diplomats in India. Moved by Opposition Leader Mian Mehmoodur...

Dastgir condemns harassment of Pakistani diplomats in India

-- Govt taking steps to improve capabilities of armed forces, says Dastgir   ISLAMABAD: Minister for Defence Khurram Dastgir on Wednesday strongly condemned harassment and intimidation...

SC summons NAB prosecutor general over harassment of DRAP staff

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Monday summoned the National Accountability Bureau's (NAB) prosecutor general in connection with the counterfeit drugs...

FIA Cyber Crime Cell arrests man from Faisalabad accused of harassment,...

FAISALABAD: Cyber Crime Cell of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in Lahore reportedly arrested a man from Faisalabad accused of harassing and blackmailing woman...

Feminist Western stars say movies are ready for new gender roles

BERLIN: Hollywood stars Robert Pattinson and Mia Wasikowska said the current reckoning with power abuses in the entertainment industry has opened a door to...

Frieha Altaf comes under fire for mocking people’s clothing

PR mogul and former fashion model Frieha Altaf has recently come under fire for pointing fingers at other people's fashion choices. Altaf who calls herself...

‘Thought of girl as my own daughter,’ PML-N senator explains fondling

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Nisar Muhammad, who was seen groping and fondling a minor girl during a speech he delivered in Karachi, has defended...

Cleric arrested for raping Filipino child in Islamabad

  ISLAMABAD: A cleric has been arrested in Islamabad and a case registered against him allegedly for raping a twelve-year-old foreigner. According to details, the cleric, Qari...

Patrick Meehan not to seek re-election after sex harassment claim

WASHINGTON: Republican US Representative Patrick Meehan, who used taxpayer money to settle a former staffer’s sexual harassment claim, will not run for re-election, a...

Hackers take over PTI website, say ‘Tabdeeli’ has arrived

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) website was hacked on Tuesday. The hackers left mocking messages for the party’s chief Imran Khan. The hackers, who called themselves ‘Hunter Gujjar’,...