Islamabad, March 11 (IANS) Pakistan National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Interior recently rejected a bill that sought to ban dowry, terming it as “impractical”. With an estimated 2,000 brides killed in Pakistan each year over dowry disputes, the rejection of this legislation is not only a parliamentary setback but also showcases the state’s reluctance to systemic gendered coercion disguised as tradition, a report has stated. Dowry is defended as “gifts” or cultural norms in Pakistan with t…
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Quetta, Feb 4 (IANS) Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has admitted that the country’s security forces were ‘handicapped’ against Baloch rebels amid the fresh surge in militant violence in Balochistan, a province which has been fighting for independence from Islamabad.His remarks came as a total of 197 Baloch people, including militants from ‘Fitna al-Hindustan’ and other armed groups, were killed in continuing counterterrorism operations in Balochistan over the past three days. Addit…
Dhaka, Dec 31 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar briefly met Pakistan’s National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in Dhaka on Wednesday, just ahead of funeral of Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. The social media account of Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus shared the picture of Sadiq and EAM Jaishankar meeting. “Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, exchanges greetings with Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Dhaka…