Karachi, July 23 : Experts have opined that most Pakistani women refuse to have sex with their male partners because of the latter’s abusive advances and attitudes.
In an article titled ‘Women’s Perceptions and Experiences of Sexual Violence in Marital Relationships and Its Effect on Reproductive Health’ that appeared in Health Care for Women International, experts, Rafat Hussain and Adeel Khan of the School of Health, University of New England, came up with approximately 40 hours of taped interviews, which included eight key informant interviews, three focus groups with 24 participants, and 10 in-depth interviews.
Lahore, July 23 : Pakistan’s Former Foreign Minister and member Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Asif Ahmed Ali, today said even if the judges are restored through passing a resolution, President Pervez Musharraf will still have the option to use Article 58-2(b).
Washington, July 23 : Scholars keeping a strict eye on the recent developments (restoration of democracy) in Pakistan have said that the country’s Army had ‘strategically withdrawn’ itself from the centrestage because it had realised that it was high time to take a backseat as over the years its image had got a beating.
July 23: The erstwhile ruling party in Pakistan, the PML-Q has alleged that the Yousuf Raza Gilani government was in fact a “government-in-exile” as all important decisions were being taken by PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari. It accused the government of ignoring the parliament.
If sources at the United Nations are to be believed, Pakistan government has assured the international body that it will provide all the money required for an investigation into the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
