Tag: Women
U-21 Women’s National Hockey from 26th
The second edition of the U-21 Women’s National Hockey Championship will be played at National Hockey Stadium, Lahore from April 26 to May 6....
5th Women National Judo from 7th
The 5th Women National Judo Championship-2012 will start from April 7. The Pakistan Judo Federation in collaboration with Pakistan Army Sports Directorate will...
Kinnaird win UCC Women C’ship
Kinnaird College Club won the Ummah Cricket Lahore Women Championship 2012 by 10 wickets. The UCC Lahore Women Championship 2012 - approved by PCB...
SC orders NADRA to devise strategy for CNICs to Hindu women
Hearing a suo motu case involving problems faced by the women of Hindu community in obtaining computerised national identity cards (CNICs), the Supreme Court...
Afghan women jailed for ‘moral crimes’: HRW
Hundreds of Afghan women are languishing in prison for so-called moral crimes, which include running away from home and having sex outside marriage, campaign...
‘Pakistan producing strong enterprising women’
After winning the first Oscar for Pakistan, documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy gets up close and personal with us on her future plans, her family...
Will Sharmeen’s Oscar help stop a disfiguring crime against women?
When Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy became the first Pakistani filmmaker to win an Oscar on February 26, she saw it not just as a rare moment...
ZTBL thrash HEC to take Women Cricket crown
ZTBL thrashed HEC by 181 runs in the final to take the 7th National Women Cricket Championship-2012 crown at the Diamond Ground, Islamabad. ...
Nearly 1,000 women ‘killed for honour’
At least 943 Pakistani women and girls were murdered last year for allegedly defaming their family’s honour, the country’s leading human rights group said...
Two chained women recovered
The Ghaziabad Police on Thursday recovered two women, who were kept chained at their house, and arrested a man. The victims were identified as...
Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, ZTBL win in Women Cricket
Lahore, Multan, Peshawar and ZTBL eased to wins in the 7th National Women Cricket Championship-2012 round two on Saturday.
Lahore Region won the opening...
National Women Cricket C’ship begins
The 7th National Women Cricket Championship-2012 started with wins for Islamabad, Lahore, Rawalpindi and ZTBL. Playing at different venues of the country, Islamabad...
Empowerment! The centre stage of progress
As one of the leading proponents of women’s economic and political empowerment, Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) is focusing on capacities and skills of...
‘Lack of funds a hurdle to women’s empowerment’
Although the transfer of power to the provinces under the 18th amendment is a welcome initiative, the Balochistan Women Development Ministry is still waiting...
AIOU starts income-generating programmes for women
The Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has launched a number of income-generating programmes for women, enabling them to take part in socio-economic uplift in...
Aurat Foundation celebrates International Women’s Day
The Aurat Foundation organised an awards distribution ceremony on Thursday at a local hotel to celebrate the International Women’s Day and pay tribute to...
National Women Festival opens at Lok Virsa
To mark the International Women’s Day, a five-day national women-at-work festival opened at Shakarparian on Thursday. The event was jointly organised by Lok...
