Tag: harrasment
Education minister takes notice of students’ harassment by invigilator
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training, Muhammad Balighur Rehman took strong notice of the incident of harassment of students by a teacher.
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IGP receives new letter over harassment allegations, claims ‘it takes two...
ISLAMABAD: Recent allegations of harassment in the police were designed to bring male officers in disrepute, says a letter written to heads of several...
Grateful to women for speaking up about former CEO’s ‘vile behaviour’:...
LAHORE: Patari Chief Operating Officer (COO) Ahmer Naqvi on Thursday said that he was "grateful and indebted" to the women who spoke up about the...
PML-N MNA calls for protecting children from abuse, harassment
HARIPUR: To avoid incidents like Kasur, besides provision of health and education to the children, people should protect them in a better way.
This was...
Three in five Pakistanis cite lack of education as most prevalent...
ISLAMABAD: According to a survey carried out by, Gallup and Gilani Research Foundation, three in five Pakistanis cite lack of education and religious awareness...
Comedian John Oliver confronts Dustin Hoffman about harassment allegation
NEW YORK: Comedian John Oliver confronted Oscar-winning actor Dustin Hoffman on stage about a sexual harassment accusation, offering an audience in New York on...
Muslim teacher wearing head scarf in San Jose repeatedly bullied by...
SAN JOSE: Eagerly anticipating her English students delving into “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” Maimona Afzal Berta arrived early to school September 11....
In wake of Weinstein scandal, Bollywood still reluctant to name perpetrators
When Indian actor Divya Unny flew into the southern state of Kerala in 2015, she thought it was for a business meeting with an...
What I wear does not allow someone to harass me: Mahira...
Mahira Khan is well- equipped with the art of making headlines with just one statement. She recently appeared on BBC World News in a...
US women fear speaking out about workplace sexual harassment
NEW YORK: During her thirties, Kate was groped twice by a colleague, another pressed his leg against her during a meeting and a boss turned...
Nobody deserves to be made to feel unsafe, especially at work:...
MUMBAI: There’s a lot being said about creating a safe work culture for women. Actor Sonakshi Sinha has also added her voice in agreement...
British politicians agree on new measures post harassment allegations
LONDON: British political party leaders agreed on Monday to introduce new safeguards for parliamentary staff, as Prime Minister Theresa May called for a "culture...
#MeToo and the peculiar case of Obaid-Chinoy
You are, unfortunately, very wrong in your understanding, Ms Director
The nub of the story is: Does characterising this particular incident as harassment understate...
Chose the wrong words but it’s still harassment : Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
KARACHI: Academy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy on Tuesday came out with an explanation on her recent controversial tweets about an AKU doctor, who had...
Sharmeen gets doctor fired for sending sister FB request and Twitter...
Things got a little weird when Academy award-winning Pakistani director, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy got a doctor fired from a Karachi hospital— apparently for sending her...
Probe ordered into SU students’ harassment
KARACHI: Sindh Home Minister Suhail Anwar Siyal on Thursday took notice of media reports about girl students’ harassment in Jamshoro Sindh University (SU).
Two girls...
PCSW holds training session for women MPAs
LAHORE: The Punjab Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) organised a training session in Punjab Assembly with women members of the Provincial Assembly on...
