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Isolated indignation
A few days after the fact, Fakhra’s tragedy is already fading from the headlines.
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Lawmakers agree on stringent laws on acid crimes
While lawmakers called for action against Fakhra Younus' assailant, NA Speaker deleted name of Khar from resolution.
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Case details: ‘Fakhra’s case cannot be reopened’
Law experts say Fakhra Younus’ acid attack case can no longer be reopened.
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Tearful reunion as Fakhra’s body comes home
Accused former MPA Bilal Khar claims his namesake carried out acid attack
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Acid thrower?: Bilal Khar denies accusations, pleads innocence
Fakhra Yunus was used to create a false case against me to earn money, says former MPA.
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Acid victim: Fakhra Yunus laid to rest in Karachi
MQM workers demand action against Yunus' husband, former MPA Bilal Khar who remains free on bail.
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Tragedy: Acid victim ends 12-year struggle
Fakhra Yunus, attacked by husband Bilal Khar, jumped off Rome building.
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Decade after being scarred by acid, Fakhra Yunus jumps to her death
Allegedly attacked in 2000 by Ghulam Mustafa Khar's son Bilal Khar, her body is due to arrive in Karachi on...
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Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy launches anti-acid campaign
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's mother says the campaign was launched formally after her daughter won the Oscar.
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Our Oscar moment: Take a bow, Sharmeen
Wins first Academy Award for Pakistan for her short documentary on acid attack victims.
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Behind the scenes: SZABIST alumni captured images that made it all work
The 26-year-old Faruqi said that he “never expected” the film to make it to the Oscars.
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You have done us proud, Sharmeen!
From now on she will be looked on as a pioneer that others will be seeking to emulate.
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Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy: One of a kind
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy: Basking in cinematic glory since 2002.
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Saving Face: Pakistan’s golden moment
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s win makes the country proud.
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Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s documentary wins Oscar
Obaid-Chinoy dedicates award to all the women in Pakistan, heroes working in the country.
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Acid attack: 9-year-old boy admitted in Hyderabad
A nine-year-old boy was admitted for treatment in the Civil Hospital’s burns ward on Monday.
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Acid attack: Suspect’s family held ‘for questioning’
Two of four women attacked by acid discharged from DHQ hospital after first aid, two will remain under treatment .
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Mystery crime: Woman injured in acid attack
Suffers face, arms and back injuries; doctors say she might lose eyesight.
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Acid attack: As one victim ‘forgives’ her attacker, the other is threatened to follow suit
It is unbelievable that he has managed to get out so quickly after what he did: victim Eman.
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Closet cases: Man breaks wife’s legs, throws acid, locks her up
Kalsoom was locked up for 15 days after she threatened to leave her husband.
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Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s documentary lands coveted Oscar nomination
Obaid-Chinoy’s documentary is the story of victims of acid violence.
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Fighting back: Family of acid attack victim wants to see culprit punished
Zareen’s mother fears that the FIR that they lodged will have terrible repercussions.
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Man throws acid at the girl who ‘couldn’t become his’
Kamran followed Zarin and her family to their old neighbourhood .
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Women’s Rights: Two pro-women bills signed into law
President Asif Ali Zardari approves bills seeking enhanced punishment for several offences against women.
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Acid Control Bill: Alleged acid attacker narrowly escapes new law
An FIR will be registered against the accused but under the existing law, says SSP.
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Domestic violence: Wife ‘made to swallow acid’ dying
Doctors say her injury is beyond treatment; suspects reject allegations.
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Women-specific bills passed: Fourteen-year jail term for acid-throwers
Acid Control and Acid Crime Prevention Bill 2010, Prevention of Anti-Women Practices Bill 2008 sail through Senate.
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Hair dressers condemn acid attack on barber
‘Protests will spread if the chief minister does not announce compensation’.
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Family Feud: Man loses eyes in acid attack
Victim earlier told police the main suspect bore him a grudge ever since Ibrahim had a fight with the latter’s father.
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Acid attack: Victims allege pressure to withdraw case
Police deny charge, say two more suspects arrested .
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Unfinished agenda: Senate asked to take up women protection bills
Women Protection Bill and Anti-Acid Throwing Bill, to be taken in the upper house.
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Acid attacks: The burning sting of rejection
Man throws acid on woman and her two daughters after his proposal is turned down.
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Women’s rights: ‘No tolernace for violence against women’
Demonstrators protest against discriminatory laws and raise awareness among women about their rights.
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Highlighting plights of women, children
Two plays presented in children’s rights festival.
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Acid throwing: Accused gets 28 year sentence
ATC convicted an accused involved in throwing acid on a girl in the limits of the Jhang City police station.
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Woman burnt by ex-fiance after rape attempt
Three accused threw acid on a woman after neighbours broke in to rescue her from rape.
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Child marriages: 9-year-old flees hospital following acid attack
10-year-old ‘husband’ threw acid on her; her father says he is now getting death threats.
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Invisible scars
It may leave no bruises or injuries, but psychological abuse is all the more damaging for being subtle.
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Domestic violence: Facing reality: another day, another beating
Most women say that being abused by their spouse is the norm and some even consider it a ‘duty to tolerate it’.
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Acid attacks: Payback - 6 witnesses for accused attacked with acid
Hayat and accomplices allegedly threw acid on his wife and six of her female relatives last Thursday.
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Acid attack: With a body burnt, robbery victim seeks justice
Khurram’s treatment is unaffordable for his family and the police remain deaf to his family’s pleas.
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Acid attacks: 7 women burned in two days
Tayyiba was attacked by college mates for ‘not covering her head’; Nabila and her family were attacked by her husband.
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For Humaira Shahid, the fight for democracy starts with legislation
Her achievements include a bill against private lending, made a law in 2007.
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Acid crime: Victims determined to get back to work
Four female teachers ambushed by two masked men on a motorbike outside a coeducation primary School.
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Domestic violence: Man throws acid on ex-wife
Sambrial police claimed to arrest accused and have registered case against him.
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Acid burning: Man attacks wife for divorcing him
A man threw acid on his former wife for refusing to return home with him.
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Acid victims: Family burnt while asleep
Shazia and her 3 children have sustained 70 percent burns and are in critical condition.
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Victimising women
According to the Thomson Reuters Foundation, almost 90 per cent of women in Pakistan are victims of domestic violence.
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Acid burning : Compulsive gambler burns wife
A man threw acid on his wife after she tried to get him to quit gambling.
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Acid Burning: Family of 4 attacked in their sleep
The family has been admitted to Nishtar Hospital and are in critical condition.