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Pakistan is a divided house. No matter how forcefully it is denied,the fact remains that Pakistan is now a deeply divided society with each side dug in deep. Reason and Logic are the first casualties of this divide in our society. No longer can one imagine having an honest discussion on any issue under . . . →Read More:Pakistan need for change By Alissa J. Rubin Amid all the shouting,Lal Bibi and her family are very unsure whether justice will be done or whether they will be forever humiliated The policeman spoke with calm and assurance as he insisted that he could not have raped the teenage daughter of a local shepherd,because a mullah had . . . →Read More:Rape abduction and the Afghan Law  Leave a comment  Oppression  abduction and rape allegations,Afghan Rape Case Turns Focus on Local Police,Ghulam Sakhi,human rights advocates,justice,Khodaidad,Lal Bibi,legislated protections for women,Pashtun culture,Rape abduction and the Afghan Law,raped the teenage daughter of a local shepherd,sexual intercourse is not considered rape,Shedding the black light on Afghan local Police Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Sunday fended off criticism over the conviction of a physician who helped the CIA smoke out Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad last year,saying he could defend himself in the higher courts under the country’s existing laws. . . . →Read More:Dr. Afridi can choose to appeal in higher courts:PM At least 675 Pakistani women and girls were murdered during the first nine months of the year for allegedly defaming their family’s honour,a leading human rights group said Tuesday. . . . →Read More:675 women have been murdered in the name of honor during this year One comment Oppression 675 women have been murdered in the name of honor during this year,Area 14/8,better protecting women’s rights,harassment and discrimination,honour killings,Human Rights Commission of Pakistan,human rights group,justice,killed,marrying without permission,Pakistani women and girls were murdered,prosecute murderers in cases largely dismissed by police as private,violence The Lahore High Court on Monday ordered the ministry of information technology to block access to all websites spreading religious hatred. . . . →Read More:LHC:ban on facebook! ISLAMABAD:While there is a hue and cry among NGOs and human rights activists against the Supreme Court judgment in Mukhtaran Mai’s case,there are a few who are ready to welcome the apex court’s decision saying that the courts are dispensing justice even when they are under pressure. . . . →Read More:Fake Degree Holder PPP MNA Praises Acquittal of Rapists! Leave a comment U Serious? apex court's decision,fake degree fame PPP MNA Jamshed Dasti from Muzaffargarh,Fake Degree Holder PPP MNA Praises Acquittal of Rapists,hue and cry,justice,Lahore High Court,NGOs and human Rights activists,Pakistan and Islam,projection of a fake drama,Supreme Court judgment in Mukhtaran Mai's case,wrong projection It is often misunderstood that the judiciary takes action against measures taken by the executive,but it is the constitution which provides this important role to the judiciary for regulating the state machinery,Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said on Sunday. He was addressing the concluding session of the three-day National Judicial Conference. . . . →Read More:Judiciary’s regulatory role misperceived:Chief Justice Six months have passed since the tragic lynching of two brothers Hafiz Mughees and Muneeb in Sialkot and despite being assured of justice by top officials,including the president himself,the family continues to await justice. “The statements of prime witnesses are yet to be recorded,” the brothers’ ailing grandfather,Khwaja Anwar,says. “We were . . . →Read More:Sialkot lynching:Destroyed,but not defeated One comment Oppression but not defeated,family continues to await justice,family uncomfortable,FIR against,government,justice,Living under surveillance,Police,receiving death threats for pursuing the case,security,Sialkot lynching:Destroyed,statements of prime witnesses are yet to be recorded,tragic lynching of two brothers Hafiz Mughees and Muneeb in Sialkot It might look like child’s play but little girls dressed up in bridal gowns and jewellery are too often married off to men much older than them in a terrifying aspect of reality. Some parents may marry them off because they have no money or give their hands in marriage to settle disputes. Other motivating . . . →Read More:Child marriages:10-year-old girls for Rs100,000 | |||
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