Tag: Empowerment

New GB order will empower Pakistani PM, not the region

--Gilgit-Baltistan Order-2018 set to be passed this month gives prime minister immunity from courts   ISLAMABAD: The drive to further empower Gilgit Baltistan through constitutional reforms has...

Danish envoy urges students to become part of global economy

ISLAMABAD: Danish Ambassador to Pakistan Rolf Michael Hay Pereira Holmboe on Monday urged students to make education a top priority to become part of the...

Country’s first school for transgender community opened in Lahore: report

LAHORE: The inaugural ceremony took place for the education and vocational training of Pakistan's transgender community at Alhamra cultural complex, according to a report...

Pakistan expresses commitment to women empowerment, SDGs at UN

NEW YORK: Pakistan expressed its firm commitment to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), highlighting various steps taken by the federal and the provincial...

International Women’s Day celebrated at Serena

ISLAMABAD: Serena Hotels hosted a breakfast to celebrate International Women’s Day and honour the women associated with Serena. Women from different walks of life, Serena Business...

Japan, UNDP to support empowerment of youth

Agreement signed to launch a $3.9 million initiative for Sindh, KP   ISLAMABAD: The Japan government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Monday...

Govt policies focusing on citizen’s empowerment: PM Nawaz

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Monday (today) said that the government’s policies are directed towards serving and empowering the people. The Prime Minister was talking...

Pakistan launches its status report on women’s economic participation, empowerment

A status report on women’s economic participation and empowerment in Pakistan was launched at an event jointly hosted by the National Commission on the...

Women expect empowerment policy to bring positive change

Women from different spheres of life are enthusiastically waiting for the upcoming ‘Women Empowerment Policy’ to be announced by the government on International Women...

In LA, Muslim women find empowerment in female-only Friday prayers

After the traditional call to prayer, Edina Lekovic stood in front of some 150 women seated on the floor at an interfaith center in...

Govt committed to empowering women: Nawaz

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said that his government is committed to ensuring empowerment of women as their participation in all walks of...

BISP major women empowerment initiative: report

Over 3.9 million families across the country have received cash assistance under the major women empowerment initiative of Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) with...

Govt committed to socio-economic empowerment of women: PM

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has stated that the present democratic government was committed to the socio-economic empowerment of women and had also taken...

Billions spent on women empowerment: Bozda

Pakistan People's Party (PPP) MPA Rai Naz Bozda said that Sindh government had spent billions for the welfare of women in the province. She...

Empowering the people

Ironically, political parties are the stumbling block It is ironic that the while the Local Bodies elections have been held regularly under military rulers, elected...

More women in wigs

The gender imbalance in the superior judiciary is being discussed in different sociopolitical, legal and human rights forums. Regrettably, the gender imbalance could not...

PPP committed to empowering women: Fizza

BISP, employment quota, aiding women’s contributions to the economy Ambassador for Women’s Empowerment Syeda Fizza Batool Gilani said the Pakistan People’s Party is committed...