Reinforcing legal protections for women's property rights in Pakistan, the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) has declared the practice of Chadar and Parchi — which strips women of their inheritance ...

Women challenging patriarchal customs are reshaping legal boundaries and reclaiming long-denied inheritance rights.

In a landmark ruling regarding property rights of women, the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) yesterday declared that any custom including the practice of Chaddar and Parchi, which denies women their right ...

EDITORIAL: Islam gave women the right to inherit property well over fourteen centuries ago, stating that from what ...

According to the petitioner, this custom is called Chaddar or Parchi ... which is introduced in the Pakistan Penal Code vide the Criminal Law (Third Amendment) Act, 2011. It is also noted that ...

During Eid Muslims get Eidi, but Opposition parties never gave that to them.' 'When PM Modi is giving Eidi to Muslims ...

Punjab has a long history of egalitarian beliefs as it nurtured Sikh and Sufi thoughts. However, it also has a very high ...

Six days after violence rocked Nagpur city in Maharashtra, curfew was completely lifted from the remaining four areas of the district on Sunday, officials said ...

State Governments in their defence assert “illegal structures” encroaching on public land belonging to citizens who commit public nuisance were razed as “punishment”. They set ablaze houses of poor ...

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the government will recover the cost of property damaged during the recent Nagpur violence from rioters and roll bulldozer if necessary.