THE blame for the miserable state of women lies at the door of successive governments that did little to shape protective structures and pro-women narratives. Three women were lost to brutality recently. In Rawalpindi, 45-year-old Hina Javed was found dead with torture marks, hands tied, and a wire around her neck; her husband and domestic help have been arrested. Hina Zareef from Islamabad was allegedly shot by her father because she was ending an abusive marriage. Sukkur’s Jannat Khatoon was burnt during a quarrel........

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