Women, violence and courage

 

 

 

 

 

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Is this honour? Had the president Musharraf not been apprised of the murder of Afsheen Mussarat, would the crime have gone unnoticed? asks Nadeem Saeed

 

She wanted to educate her children A female member of a prominent feudal and political clan meets a gruesome fate in her pursuit to impart her daughters modern education, reports Nadeem Saeed

 

Courage, thy name is life Born without arms, Shama Rifat (38) is a symbol of matchless courage and resolve as she does everything from daily household chores to as delicate a work as embroidery with her feet, Nadeem Saeed reports

Also see True grit

 

Small-town girl jumps high Teen-aged athlete Rehana Kauser was the only female member of the Pakistani squad who won gold medal in SAF Games 99, Nadeem Saeed meets the golden girl

 

Defying child marriage custom A young woman's struggle in the semi-tribal district of Mianwali against widespread custom of giving girls in marriage to settle longstanding blood feuds

Also see 'More sinned against than sinning'

 

Paying heavy price for love marriage Ongoing miseries of Farhat Asif who married a man of her choice against the will of her influential family take bloody turn as she has been fired at and injured allegedly by her brother, Nadeem Saeed reports

Also see 'Police side with accused'

 

Man slits estranged wife's nose and lip young Ayesha’s nose and lips were cut allegedly by her husband Esa Khosa, his brother Akbar and father Mir Jan in Peepalwala village, reports Nadeem Saeed

 

 

Mukhtar Mai, reporting misery and courage

 

 

Aimal Kasi, a crusader or an insider?

 

 

Balochistan, bleeding with resources

 

 

Vultures, turtles and nuclear waste

 

 

Heritage, waiting for a John Marshal
Agriculture, a bitter harvest

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