Pakistan

Pakistan: Liberalism and extremism - a society divided?

"Liberalism can only flourish when socio-politics becomes free of top-down constraints. Let the society breathe naturally and both politics and culture will become more normal."

UPDATE: Pakistan: Teenage girl abducted, raped and disrobed

Women Action Forum (WAF) and Joint Action Committee (JAC) Karachi have organized a number of demonstrations and press conferences to draw government’s attention towards the issue of the ordeal faced by Ms. Nasima Labano, who was abducted, raped and forced to parade naked in January 2007.

Pakistan: Benazir Bhutto met en garde contre une révolution islamique

Selon Benazir Bhutto: “Les incidents de la Mosquée Rouge n’étaient qu’une manière de s’échauffer, en vue de ce qui va se passer si les écoles religieuses ne sont pas désarmées.”

UPDATE: Pakistan: Transgender couple released on bail

On 28 June 2007, the Supreme Court of Pakistan issued orders to release Shamial Raj and Shahzina Tariq on bail on a security bond of Rs 50,000 each. However, the jail authorities have not released the two as yet.

Pakistan: 12 dead, 150 injured in armed conflict at Lal Masjid, Islamabad

Twelve people were killed and around 150 injured in a daylong shootout between madrassa students and Rangers near Lal Masjid on Tuesday.

Pakistan: Police removes victim of gang rape from safe house

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission

UPDATE: Pakistan: Transgender couple sentenced to three year imprisonment; need your letters of support

Women Living Under Muslim Laws supports Shamial Raj and Shahzina Tariq who were sentenced by Lahore High Court (LHC) to three years rigorous imprisonment and Rs 10,000 fine on charges of perjury. Presently, Shahzina is imprisoned in Central Jail, Faisalabad, and Shamial in Kot Lakpath, Lahore.

Pakistan: Ces femmes talibans qui militent pour la charia

Au Pakistan, les étudiantes de la Mosquée rouge d’Islamabad prônent la guerre sainte.

Pakistan: Talibanisation Threatens Girls' Schooling in the North West Frontier Province

"If you are a female teacher in the NWFP, there is a sense of danger. Often, militants have found the easiest way to close schools is by targeting teachers."

Pakistan: Couple detained in Pakistan need your letters of support

Women Living Under Muslim Laws is deeply concerned about the prosecution and detention of Shamial Raj and Shahzina Tariq of Faisalabad, Pakistan. Shamial Raj had a sex change operation and for years has been living as a man. He and Shahzina Tariq married for love last year, despite the fact that Shahzina's father had wanted to marry her off to someone to whom he owed money. Shahzina's father, Tariq Hussain and other members of her family continued to harrass the pair and took legal action against Shamial accusing him of kidnapping their daughter, despite the consensual nature of their marriage. On the 28th of May, 2007 the Lahore High Court decided there was insufficient evidence to charge Shahzina and Shamial under section 377 (unnatural offences). However the couple have both been sentenced to three years imprisonment on lesser charges.