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A petty dispute amongst children turned into a brutal clash between two neighbours.

She lost an eye.

Sakina Bibi was attacked after her father, Muzammil Din Muhammad, had refused a marriage proposal.

Aurat Foundation statistics say violence against women down by 6.41%.

All income from the sisters’ tombs goes to the caretaker.

Caretaker Shoukat Khawajai was attacked on May 10 over his job.

According to the Guardian, the British politician says Pakistan fails to give women rights that were granted in Islam.

Victim denies allegation, says she was framed for being infertile.

Empowering women is the most enduring way of accelerating social and economic development, this logic passes men here.

Pakistan is ranked as the third most dangerous place in the world for women, lagging behind Afghanistan and Congo.

Afghanistan, Congo and Pakistan are the world's most dangerous countries for women due to a barrage of threats.

Violent attacks continue, the country lacks infrastructure to treat the victims.

Human rights group report shows Sindh has highest number of cases so far in 2011.

Business of dangerous acids continues unchecked in various parts of the city.

Mother of acid attack victim demands justice for her daughter.

Shoukat Khwajai, historian and caretaker of 'House of the Seven Sisters', was injured in an acid attack on May 10.

The girl was in critical condition but the family could no longer pay for her to remain in the hospital.

Injure­d shifte­d to Karach­i as Sukkur does not have adequa­te burns treatm­ent ward.

Man threw acid on his aged mother and nephew over a property dispute

Bill seeks to amend certain sections of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860.

NCSW proposes punishment for unlawful sale of acid, govt bear expenses for victims’ rehabilitation.

A man splashes acid on the face of his former wife’s husband in Skardu after he refuses to divorce her.

‘Patriarchal values, capitalism, feudalism and tribalism root causes of gender discrimination’.

Two NGOs release report on violent crimes against women in 2010.

Daughter who was married a few months ago succumbs to injuries.

Sources said that Owais and Bux’s daughter eloped a few weeks ago to tie the knot.

Naeem attacked both women after his proposal was rejected.

Pakistan’s future is threatened by domination of ‘politically conservative’ people within, connected with the media.

Ellahi Bakhsh's survival chances are low, says doctor.

In 2010, a total of 2,689 children were subjected to violence in just Sindh.

Angered by husband's second marriage. first wife throws acid on the second while she was asleep.

Doctor and Mepco workers brawl over installation of electricity pole.

Top Nato civilian envoy says Afghan cities are like villages, says "very few bombs" in Kabul and other major cities.

Rana Sanaullah says 751 inspectors, 4,019 sub inspectors, 2,204 ASIs and 6,981 constables punished for corruption.

The need to control import, production, sale and use of acid to prevent its misuse needs to be emphasised.

The movement of the Acid Control and Burn Crime Prevention bill is a concrete step towards protecting women.

The kneejerk reaction by some designer patriots surprised me. I don't believe all 170 million Pakistanis are barbaric.

Acid was thrown on a mother of five children after she refused to have illicit relations with her neighbour.

New bill aims to ‘criminalise acid and burn related violence by providing tougher and stricter penalties’.

Mother of three, Yasmeen of Bengali Para, a slum area of Buffer Zone, is another addition to the long list of acid attack...

A 31-year-old woman, who had separated from her husband and filed for divorce, was attacked with acid while standing...

Nearly half of the 342 women-specific cases of violence reported in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa this year were murders.

At least 29 people sustained acid burns in Peshawar during a protest on Thursday.

A man threw acid on his wife on suspicion of her having an affair in a bid to 'preserve' his 'honour'.