Pakistan’s political repression turns women into targets of control

IANS | October 3, 2026 8:31 PM

Islamabad, Oct 3 (IANS) Pakistan’s repression of women is not merely misogyny — it is a weapon of political control, with women targeted because they have become vital to movements the state has tried to crush. In such an environment, demanding the release of a political prisoner can itself be enough to land a woman behind bars, a report has stated.

Raghav Chadha, Swati Maliwal among key names in newly reconstituted Parliamentary Panels

IANS | October 3, 2026 5:57 PM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Rajya Sabha (Upper House) members Raghav Chadha and Swati Maliwal, who have recently migrated from AAP to BJP, have been nominated to the Committee on External Affairs and to the Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, respectively, in the freshly reconstituted Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees for 2026-27.