Motorway rape occurred because victim travelled late night: Pak police officer tells Senate panel

Sep 29, 2020

Lahore [Pakistan], September 29 : Pakistan police officer Umar Sheikh, who recently stoked controversy by faulting the victim for the rape incident on Lahore-Sialkot...

Pakistan's media barred from covering Lahore motorway rape case

Oct 03, 2020

Islamabad [Pakistan], October 3 : The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has barred the news channels from covering the gang rape case of...

Pakistan: Jamaat-e-Islami condemns lynching of Sri Lankan national in Sialkot

Dec 09, 2021

Lahore [Pakistan], December 9 : Pakistan's Islamist political party Jamaat-e-Islami has condemned the lynching of a Sri Lankan man in Sialkot, The News International...

EU parliamentarians raise concern over violence against women in Pakistan

Nov 18, 2020

Brussels [Belgium], November 18 : Several Members of European Parliament (MEP) raised concern regarding cases of violence against women in Pakistan following a brutal...

Pakistan: Motorway gang-rape victim agrees to give statement after initial reluctance

Sep 30, 2020

Lahore [Pakistan], September 30 : The Pakistani woman, who was gang-raped on a motorway here earlier this month leading to national outrage, has agreed...

Pakistan: 2 killed, 3 injured in shooting at Sialkot's police station

Feb 19, 2021

Sialkot [Pakistan], February 19 : At least two people were killed and three others suffered injuries in a firing incident at a polling station...