A Day in the Newspapers

Changes to Pakistan Rape Reform

Pakistan's government says it will present a bill in parliament on Wednesday to reform laws on rape. Under the current law, rape victims face prosecution for adultery, unless they produce four male witnesses.

BBC News, September 12, 2006


Father kills daughter, her paramour

Gujranwala: A man along with his son shot dead his daughter and her paramour… According to details, Asif, father of two children, had developed illicit relations with his 20-year-old cousin who also eloped with him sometime back and began to live with him… Elders intervened into the matter and sent the girl to her parents, but she again left her house and went to Asif. Her mother also reached there and gave her a good thrashing. In the meantime, her father and brother also reached there and opened fire on them. Both died on the spot. Police have sent the bodies to the mortuary for an autopsy and are investigating.

The News International, September 12, 2006