China-Pakistan traffickers force brides into prostitution
FAISALABAD: At first, in her desperate calls home to her mother in Pakistan, Natasha Masih couldn’t bring herself to say what they were doing to her. All the 19-year-old would say was…
Woman set ablaze by husband over refusal to commit prostitution
GUJRANWALA: A woman here on Tuesday suffered severe burn wounds as her husband set her on fire for refusing to work as a prostitute. According to the details, the incident took place…
Nigerian women falsely accused of prostitution arrested, raped
ABUJA: In Nigeria, being a young woman “is a crime”, said a 25-year-old beautician, arrested two weeks ago while walking home in the capital Abuja. She says she was detained, assaulted and…
Man ‘kidnaps’ minor daughter to force wife into prostitution
A man in Peshawar allegedly kidnapped his own daughter on Tuesday after his wife’s refusal to turn to a life of prostitution. According to the complaint registered by the victim’s mother, Baz…
Eight Pakistanis jailed in Dubai over trafficking, forcing teenagers into prostitution
Eight Pakistanis were sentenced to five years in jail for trafficking three Pakistani teenagers into Dubai and forcing them into prostitution, a local media outlet reported on Sunday. They were convicted by…
Buying sex online? Don’t worry, govt’s sleeping!
–Escort agencies targeting youngsters by promoting businesses on social media platforms –Some businesses exclusively for elite; offer models, television hosts, actors, foreigners –Clients get secretly recorded at times, are blackmailed later –Universities,…
Sex workers’ union ignites debate over prostitution in Spain
MADRID: A divisive debate over the legal status of prostitution has reignited in Spain after the country’s staunchly feminist government was embarrassed to find out that it had approved the country’s first…
Indian actresses caught in a US ‘prostitution’ racket
The arrest of an Indian couple in the US who allegedly ran a prostitution ring by luring female actresses from India has shone a spotlight on casting couch allegations surrounding the southern…
Islamabad: Prostitution in the guise of beggary
by SALMAN ASHRAF In the guise of beggary, some young and adolescent female beggars make themselves available as prostitutes in twin cities, along Murree Road and areas adjacent of Barakahu. More than…