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Islamabad, April 12 (IANS) Amid dissolution of a marriage in Pakistan, no matter which side initiated it, the fact that property, which is usually in the husband’s name, serves as a hindrance to wives’ being able to claim their rights or their worth within the marriage, according to an attorney and human rights activist.As a result, Rafia Zakaria, in an opinion piece in the daily Dawn, says that it is common for married men in the country to exercise financial control over assets in order to e…

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has dismissed a revision petition filed by a woman advocate challenging the discharge of her former partner and two others in a case alleging rape, deceitful marriage, wrongful confinement, and criminal intimidation. Holding that the material on record reflected a long‑standing consensual relationship rather than sexual exploitation, a single‑judge bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma upheld the Sessions Court’s order discharging Irshad Ali Kh…