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00:01:25

“Political will to curb gender-based crimes lacking”

Voice Pk - Modified date: August 7, 20220

In a roundtable discussion organized by the YGA, stakeholders presented remedies to existing lacunae in the criminal justice system, and urged authorities to take an active approach to ending gender-based crimes.

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WOMEN AND CHILDREN

00:01:25

“Political will to curb gender-based crimes lacking”

Voice Pk - Modified date: August 7, 2022 0

In a roundtable discussion organized by the YGA, stakeholders presented remedies to existing lacunae in the criminal justice system, and urged authorities to take an active approach to ending gender-based crimes.

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LEGAL ISSUES

Tension in area as case of Muslim woman cohabiting with Hindu man surfaces

Voice Pk - Modified date: August 6, 2022 0

A local court has granted bail to a Hindu man and a Muslim woman arrested in an alleged case of cohabitation in Mirpurkhas district after the woman retracted her earlier statement to police that she was married to him.

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00:01:54

Protest against N. Waziristan target killings enters fourth week

MINORITIES AND MARGINALISED COMMUNITIES Voice Pk - Modified date: August 6, 2022 0

A district-wide protests by North Waziristan locals against growing incidents of target killings have entered their fourth week.

Federal cabinet to send reference to SC for PTI’s dissolution

LEGAL ISSUES Voice Pk - Modified date: August 4, 2022 0

The federal cabinet has decided to send a reference to the SC for PTI’s dissolution in light of the ECP regarding the foreign funding case. PTI held protests to call for CEC’s resignation.

حق مہر کے تنازعات کا فیصلہ لکھوائی گی شرائط کی اصل نیت کو مدنظر رکھ کر کیا جاے: سپریم کورٹ

WOMEN AND CHILDREN Voice Pk - Modified date: August 4, 2022 0

سپریم کورٹ نے قرار دیا ہے کہ حق مہر کے تنازعات میں عدالتیں نکاح نامے کی عبارت کی بجاۓ فریقین کی جانب سے لکھوائی گی شرائط کی اصل نیت کو مدنظر رکھ کر کریں

PDM, PTI lock horns over ECP ruling

LEGAL ISSUES Voice Pk - Modified date: August 3, 2022 0

The PDM coalition leaders want govt should file a reference in SC for PTI’s dissolution, while a PTI leader warned that a ban on party chief Imran Khan was beyond the coalition’s control.

Feature Articles

Features

00:04:26

Citizens queue in scorching heat for ghee pouches but return empty-handed

Voice Pk - Modified date: June 26, 2022 0

Soaring prices of ghee and edible oil in the market have forced people to queue for long hours in hot weather at state-managed Utility Stores but many of them return empty-handed as the daily stock of the commodity runs out in a couple of hours.

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MINORITIES AND MARGINALISED COMMUNITIES

00:01:35

Baloch women speak out in aftermath of Sindh police brutality

Voice Pk - Modified date: July 13, 2022 0

BY XARI JALIL: The return of Karachi University students Doda Elahi and Gamshad Baloch on Tuesday, June 14, has spread a wave of relief across the protesting Baloch community.

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SUICIDAL SINDH: Why are so many from Scheduled Castes killing themselves?

Features Voice Pk - Modified date: June 6, 2022 0

BY XARI JALIL: The suicide rates in Sindh especially among the Scheduled Castes are at an alarmingly high rate. Our investigative report finds out the reasons why so many people in this community resort to killing themselves. The answers are grim.

Less than 10% women in STEM in Pakistan: gender stereotypes or choice?

EDUCATION Voice Pk - Modified date: May 22, 2022 0

In a country where only 13% of the girls are still in school by the time they reach the ninth grade, it is not surprising that families do not focus on their education and career.

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News Makers

Web shows

00:40:47

The Battle for Balochistan

Voice Pk - Modified date: July 24, 2022 0

Is the Pakistan Army ready for renewed negotiations with Baloch separatists? Rather than a military solution, is there a political solution to the crisis in Balochistan? These questions and more are the focus of Voicepk.net's special webshow on the Balochistan question.

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NEWS MAKERS

00:13:35

Punjab CM race heats up with MPAs holed up in hotels

Voice Pk - Modified date: July 20, 2022 0

PTI and PML-N have holed up their MPAs in separate hotels in Lahore ahead of the crucial vote for Punjab CM on July 22.

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00:05:17

Karishma Ali: Goal driven & Unstoppable

WOMEN AND CHILDREN Voice Pk - Modified date: May 2, 2022 0

In an interview with Voicepk, national women's footballer Karishma Ali reveals how the struggle for female athletes does not end at just making it to the big leagues

00:10:20

‘نا پسندیدہ’ داوڑ کا سیویلین حکومت کو کڑا پیغام: اب یا کبھی نہیں

NEWS MAKERS Voice Pk - Modified date: April 19, 2022 0

منیزے جہانگیر سے بات کرتے ہوئے محسن داوڑ نے شکوہ کیا کہ نئی حکومت نےاب تک علی وزیر خلاف مقدمے واپس لینے کا کوئی اشارہ نہیں دیا- ساتھ ہی ساتھ انہوں نے یہ انکشاف بھی کیا کہ فوجی اسٹیبلشمنٹ وزارت کے لئے ان کا نام دیے جانے پر نا خوش تھی-

00:33:06

20 years on Mukhtar Bibi revisits her ordeal with Munizae Jahangir

NEWS MAKERS Voice Pk - Modified date: March 7, 2022 0

20 years on Mukhtar Bibi talks to Munizae Jahangir about the gaps in Pakistan's judicial system which enabled her tormentors to walk free Free to threaten her life even today

00:09:38

Capital-bound Bilawal ticks all the rights boxes

NEWS MAKERS Voice Pk - Modified date: March 8, 2022 0

Promises changes in laws about sedition, enforced disappearances; says confidence vote to decide who is neutral

IN FOCUS

Features

SUICIDAL SINDH: Why are so many from Scheduled Castes killing themselves?

Voice Pk - Modified date: June 6, 2022 0

BY XARI JALIL: The suicide rates in Sindh especially among the Scheduled Castes are at an alarmingly high rate. Our investigative report finds out the reasons why so many people in this community resort to killing themselves. The answers are grim.

RIGHTS WATCH - Human Rights Bulletin

Rights Watch

Rights Watch ∣ 28th July 2022

Voice Pk - Modified date: July 28, 2022 0

Three people were arrested for filming women passersby and harassing them by uploading their videos on social media in Lodhran.

Rights Watch | 21st July 2022

Rights Watch | 21st July 2022

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RW - 20th July 2022

Rights Watch | 20th July 2022

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COVID Watch

COVID Watch

COVID WATCH

COVID Watch | 31st March 2021

Voice Pk - Modified date: March 31, 2021 0

28 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses manufactured by India under the WHO's COVAX programme have yet to leave the country due to India’s new export restrictions owing to a surge in national cases. For more stories on the pandemic situation, keep reading.

COVID Watch | 30th March 2021

COVID WATCH Modified date: March 30, 2021

COVID Watch | 11th February 2021

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August 7, 2022

In a roundtable discussion organized by the YGA, stakeholders presented remedies to existing lacunae in the criminal justice system, and urged authorities to take an active approach to ending gender-based crimes.

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August 6, 2022

A local court has granted bail to a Hindu man and a Muslim woman arrested in an alleged case of cohabitation in Mirpurkhas district after the woman retracted her earlier statement to police that she was married to him.

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August 6, 2022

A district-wide protests by #NorthWaziristan locals against growing incidents of target killings have entered their fourth week.

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August 6, 2022

بارشوں سے ایک مہینے میں ساڑھے پانچ سو افراد ہلاک

نیشنل ڈیزاسٹر مینجمنٹ اتھارٹی کے مطابق پچھلے ایک ماہ کے دوران ہونے والی طوفانی بارشوں اور ان کے نتیجے میں آنے والے سیلاب کے باعث کم از کم ملک بھر میں ساڑھے پانچ سو افراد ہلاک ہو چکے ہیں.

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August 6, 2022

خاتون مسافر کو حراساں کرنے پر دو افراد گرفتار

ریلوے پولیس نے ٹرین میں سفر کرنے والی خاتون کو ہراساں کرنے کے الزام میں دو افراد کو گرفتار کر لیا. خاتون مہر ایکسپریس پر سفر کرتے ہوئے راولپنڈی سے ملتان جا رہی تھی.

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