Tag: Women
Tormented by stigma after rape
The three-room house in the Korangi area of Karachi, occupied until two months ago by a street vendor and his family of six, stands...
Policy rules needed to implement laws for women
Provincial governments need to formulate policy rules for the implementation of women-friendly laws introduced in the country, participants of a consultative meeting said on...
National Women’s Cricket final on Dec 4
The Pakistan Cricket Board has changed the dates of the final of the National T20 Women’s Cricket.
Due to 9th Moharram (December 5), the date...
Malaysia launches women-only taxis
Malaysia has launched a fleet of women-only taxis, an initiative that follows pink-coloured train coaches and buses aimed at shielding women from harassment, reports...
Women MPAs demand 10pc general seats’ quota
Women legislators from the provincial assemblies of Balochistan, Khyber PakhtunKhwa, Sindh and Punjab and representatives of civil society organisations on Saturday demanded mandatory 10...
Call to end violence against women
The US embassy in Islamabad, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Aurat Foundation (AF) on Friday held ‘Aurat Yakjehti Mela’...
‘Policies needed to curb violence against women’
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Thursday asked the Interior Ministry and police organisations to develop and implement policies to combat violence against women....
Missing women remembered
‘We Can’ End All Violence against Women, a global campaign, marked the symbolic representation of Shoe Memorial Ceremony in the remembrance of 50 million...
Govt blasted over killing at Darul Aman
Insani Huqooq Ittehad (IHI), an alliance of rights organisations, on Thursday expressed great concern over the death of a girl in the state-run Darul...
Khosa stresses skill-based education for women
Punjab Governor Sardar Muhammad Latif Khosa said on Wednesday that all government and private universities should improve their educational programmes, keeping in view the...
Better late than never
The struggle for women’s liberation from the age-old practices of social and financial discrimination is finally materialising into legal redress. For years, Pakistani women...
U-19 National Women Cricket Championship
The U-19 National Women Cricket Championship, organised by the PCB Women Wing, will be played from November 23 to December 5. All the matches...
Gilani congratulates MPs on passage of women’s bill
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani congratulated all parliamentarians, especially women parliamentarians, on the unanimous passage of the Anti-Women Practices Criminal Law Amendment Bill 2008.
Recalling...
Pakistan beat Ireland by 8 wickets
Pakistan defeated Ireland by eight wickets in ICC Women’s World Cup qualifying round match to record their second straight victory of the tournament.
Batting first...
Women’s cricket academy inaugurated
Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif on Friday inaugurated a cricket academy solely for women cricketers here at the Model Town. Speaking on...
AIOU to conduct study on women empowerment
The Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) is going to conduct a nationwide research study on ‘Role of Open Distance Learning (ODL) in Women Empowerment...
Rural women attract people with their craft
The exhibition of Eid and winter wears with other accessories for women and children is attracting a large number of visitors for preparations of...
