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Domestic violence laws remain on paper
Low awareness among victims, poor implementation by law enforcers has prevented the conviction of wife-batterers
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Domestic violence laws remain words on paper
Low awareness among victims, poor implementation by law enforcers has prevented the conviction of wife-batterers
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The oldest roadway of freedom
Wagah Bab-e-Azadi a witness to migration in 1947
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Trust properties of minorities remain occupied
Without a digital record system, influential families are annexing heritage buildings owned by Hindu and Sikh citizens
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Compensation policy facilitates illegal hunting
Accused hunters from powerful backgrounds easily evade judicial consequences for killing animals by paying fines
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Child labour abuse victims await justice
In the absence of a case management and referral system, cases of child exploitation, torture remain pending
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Abandoned children of divorced couples face uncertain futures
Some children are abandoned by parents or left at shelters by divorcees with unaccepting new spouses
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Slum dwellers shut out of job opportunities
Lack of vocational training leaves inhabitants of nomadic settlements unemployed
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Forest fires continue to threaten landscape
Human negligence, insufficient firefighting arrangements have propelled fire breakout incidents during summers
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Divers take fatal plunge in Lahore Canal
With no precautionary measures in place, locals risk drowning