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/ 20 December 2006

Pakistani women face battle even after sex-law change

Human rights groups have praised Pakistan for overhauling its Islamic sex laws, but for women like Quratulain Sattar, it is still an uphill battle against trumped-up charges under the harsh legislation. The 25-year-old medical trainee’s father lodged adultery charges against Quratulain and her husband, Faraz Shah, after failing to force her to marry the man of his choice.

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