Download Pakistan’s National Assembly recently passed a bill prohibiting corporal punishment in schools.

Anyone found guilty could go to jail for a year or pay a 500 US dollars fine.

The bill is aimed at protecting the dignity and rights of children.

From Peshawar, Shahab-ur-Rahman finds out what kind of impact this will have on Pakistani society.

Download The Taliban in Pakistan recently issued a warning to shops in Karkhano Market, telling them to stop selling viagra-style potency drugs and pornography.

The warning still hangs on one of the shop walls.

Shops selling music and movies in Peshawar have been bombed in the past.

Mudassar Shah visits the market and talks to some of  the shopkeepers.

Download In conservative Pashtun society in Pakistan, it’s considered unacceptable for women to ask for a divorce.

Despite this, the number of divorce cases is on the rise with over 1000 cases filed to the court in Peshawar last year.

Back in 1998, there were only 80 cases filed.

Download The Pakistan government is planning to give Swat the status of ‘film city’ to help boost the domestic cinema industry.

The industry is growing strong as people are no longer afraid of going to the cinema to watch the latest movie.

In the past, under the Taliban rule, movies were banned because they’re considered un-Islamic.

Mudassar Shah has the story.