Tag: violence against women
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PTI MNA’s sexist outburst targets female K-Electric employee in National Assembly
In a shocking development, a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA, Iqbal Afridi, went on a sexist rant against a female employee of K-Electric during a meeting of the Standing Committee on Energy meeting of the National Assembly on Friday. “Mr Chairman, the K-Electric’s female employee’s dress code isn’t appropriate. There should be proper SOPs for dress…
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Ayesha Jahanzeb NOT reconciling with husband, going for khula
Television host Ayesha Jahanzeb’s daughter has denied media reports of her reconciliation with her husband Haris Ali. In a social media post reshared by Ayesha, she said that her mother is filing for ‘khula’, likely ending the marriage. The news came nine days after she filed a high-profile case of domestic abuse against her husband.…
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Sania Zehra case: Hanging confirmed, pregnancy dismissed
The autopsy report of Sania Zehra from Multan has been released, confirming that she was not pregnant while the cause of her death as asphyxia by hanging. Ligature marks on her neck are consistent with hanging, says the report. The report clearly stated that the hyoid bone was intact, and there were no visible signs…
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Khana dair say kyon pakaya; Woman killed by in-laws over late dinner
A woman was beaten to death by her in-laws when she took a long time to cook food in Kot Sultan village Korywali, Layyah, reports Dawn. Parveen Bibi’s husband, Muhammad Yusuf, along with his brothers Muhammad Ejaz, Muhammad Younis, and Nadar, allegedly assaulted her for the delay in the preparation of food. Local police in…
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TikToker Ayesha pardons all suspects in Minar-i-Pakistan assault case
TikToker Ayesha Akram, the victim in the 2021 Minar-i-Pakistan assault case, has pardoned all suspects charged with assaulting her. The victim appeared before the court on June 3 and submitted an affidavit in which she said she did not wish to pursue the case further as she had forgiven “all her suspects for the sake…
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Class 10 student decapitated by 32-year-old fiance in India
A tenth standard student was brutally murdered by her 32-year-old fiancé in Karnataka, India. The man cut off the victim’s head and threw away her body right outside her home. The victim was identified as 15-year-old Meena, a tenth-grade student of High School who had passed the board examination recently. She was brutally murdered by…
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Millat Express case: Nephew says policeman took woman with him
Update: The preliminary report of the case of the woman identified as Maryam allegedly falling to death after being beaten up by a police officer in the Millat Express train has come to light. It was reported that the woman jumped from the moving train on April 8 at 6:30 am at Chanigoth, dying on…
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PPP’s Ali Madad Jattak caught mistreating female professors on video
A video of Ali Madad Jattak, a senior politician from Quetta affiliated with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has emerged online where he was seen talking to women protestors in a raised voice. The women were protesting against the government on the issue of delayed salaries. “That is why you can’t feel the pain,” the protesting…
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Lodhran: Man kills pregnant wife for slapping him
A man from Lodhran has allegedly killed his pregnant wife and one-and-a-half-year-old daughter during a domestic dispute. The unfortunate double murder took place in Massa Kotha, Kahror Pakka Tehsil of Lodhran. The police said that the accused, Mohammad Irfan had an argument with his pregnant wife Ruqiya Bibi during which she allegedly slapped him on…
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In a first, man sentenced to three years in jail for marital rape
In a legal first, a man has been sentenced to three years in jail after he was found guilty of having non-consensual sex with his wife, a punishable act under Section 377 (unnatural offences) of the Pakistan Penal Code, The News has reported. Additional Sessions Judge (South) Ashraf Hussain Khowaja announced the reserved judgment in…