Tag: Women
Women education top priority, says Sana
FAISALABAD - The Punjab government has placed women education on top priority and all resources are being utilised to provide ample facilities of higher education to female students near their homes," said Law Minister Rana Sana Ullah Khan.
Speaking as the chief guest at the convocation of Government College for Women Karkhana Bazaar, he said, "It is due to the undeniable role of women in the national development and their valuable contribution could not be neglected. Our future
Speaking as the chief guest at the convocation of Government College for Women Karkhana Bazaar, he said, "It is due to the undeniable role of women in the national development and their valuable contribution could not be neglected. Our future
Vote ban for Saudi women stays
RIYADH - Saudi Arabia's ban on women voting or running as candidates is to remain in place for the conservative Muslim kingdom's municipal elections in April, the electoral committee head said on Monday. "We are not ready for the participation of women in these municipal elections," Abdulrahman al-Dahmash told reporters, renewing earlier promises that authorities would "allow (women's) participation in the next ballot.
"At a time of pro-democracy uprisings across the Arab world,
"At a time of pro-democracy uprisings across the Arab world,
‘PPP government wants to empower women’
KARACHI - The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) government is committed to the socio-economic empowerment of women through efficient and effective skill training programmes for them, Sindh Women Development Minister Tauqir Fatima Bhutto said on Sunday.
"It is with this very objective that efforts are under way to strengthen and expand the Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth Development Programme (BBSYDP)," she told delegations of women from different parts of the province at her office.
"It is with this very objective that efforts are under way to strengthen and expand the Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth Development Programme (BBSYDP)," she told delegations of women from different parts of the province at her office.
MPA wants Lyari’s women to lead societal change
KARACHI - Sindh Katchi Abadis and Spatial Development Minister Rafique Engineer has urged upon the girls of Lyari that they should discharge their skills professionally to bring honour and recognition to the area, as higher educational institutions for providing modern education have been provided by the present government.
He said this while addressing as the chief guest at a 'Qirat and Naat Competition' organised during the students' week celebrations at Ronaqul Islam Degree
He said this while addressing as the chief guest at a 'Qirat and Naat Competition' organised during the students' week celebrations at Ronaqul Islam Degree
‘Flood-hit women abandoned by govt, relief agencies’
KARACHI - The worst victims of the last year's flood have been the women of the province as the government and other relief agencies did not give them priority while their issues still remain largely unaddressed.
This was pointed out by speakers at a dialogue held on women rights hosted by women wing of Sindhi Association of North America. SANA vice-president Noor Nisa Ghanghro presided over the session, which was attended by a large number of political and women rights'
This was pointed out by speakers at a dialogue held on women rights hosted by women wing of Sindhi Association of North America. SANA vice-president Noor Nisa Ghanghro presided over the session, which was attended by a large number of political and women rights'
Encourage women to work, says Kamran
LAHORE - Women have to be encouraged to participate and work for the progress and prosperity of the nation, Punjab Finance Minister Kamran Michael said on Monday. He was talking to a women delegation which called on him at his office. The minister said that for the past few decades, social and political awareness had increased among women and there was a visible urge in women to strive for a better life. Michael said that women are also very keen to contribute towards the development
The missing women of Pakistan
KARACHI - Out on the streets, one feels like the number of men in the country far exceeds the number of women. A look at census records shows, however, that this is a numerical reality too, with district Tharparker in Sindh having the worst gender ratio in the country.
Pakistan as a whole has 108.5 men for every 100 women, according to data on the website of the government's Statistics Division's Population Census Organisation. Rural areas of the country have 106.6 men for every
Pakistan as a whole has 108.5 men for every 100 women, according to data on the website of the government's Statistics Division's Population Census Organisation. Rural areas of the country have 106.6 men for every
TDAP voices support for women entrepreneurs
LAHORE - Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) is supporting to enhance women entrepreneurs at national and international level as women have great potential in business sector but they need their efforts to be recognised and channeled properly.
The authority's CEO Tariq Iqbal Puri stated this in a joint meeting of the FPCCI (Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry) Regional Standing Committees on Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) and Special Education
The authority's CEO Tariq Iqbal Puri stated this in a joint meeting of the FPCCI (Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry) Regional Standing Committees on Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) and Special Education
Ghurki pays tribute to women
LAHORE - Environment and Women's Development Federal Minister Samina Khalid Ghurki briefed the officers of Ministry of Women's Development about various projects and working of the ministry and paid tribute to the contribution of women to the national mainstream on Saturday. Ghurki stressed the need for an awareness campaign in the print and electronic media to educate women about their socio-economic and political rights. "We cannot achieve the goal of development without involving
Women and media: ingredients of change for a better tomorrow
KARACHI - There is a need to formulate a national media policy - one that can bring about positive change in society and perpetuate the reality of women's vital role in building countries, said Sindh Women's Development Minister Tauqeer Fatima Bhutto on Friday while speaking at a seminar titled 'Women as agents of change." Arranged by the Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA)-Pakistan in collaboration with Women Media Centre (WMC), the seminar was organised to deliberate ways and
‘Give us a few years, you’ll see strong women in Rabita...
KARACHI - The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) perhaps owes a debt of gratitude to Nasreen Jalil's mother for having brought her daughter and MA Jalil together - the couple have been stalwarts of the party since 1988, being instrumental components of a party that was once a rogue but now the country's third largest mainstream entity.
"Jalil often jokes that my mother fell in love with when she first met him. But since she couldn't wed him, she got me married off to him instead,"
"Jalil often jokes that my mother fell in love with when she first met him. But since she couldn't wed him, she got me married off to him instead,"
Women MPs ask for reduction in electioneering expenses
KARACHI - Women parliamentarians have sought electoral reforms in the country with particular focus on cutting the size of expenses required to run for a parliamentary seat. In a discussion with the members of the Legislative Watch Group of the Aurat Foundation, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)'s women legislators said that there was a need to change the political culture of extravagance during polls.
The dialogue that ensued during a ceremony organised for presenting shield to
The dialogue that ensued during a ceremony organised for presenting shield to
Conference on Women, Religion and Politics – HBS and Shirkat Gah...
LAHORE - Heinrich Boll Stiftung (HBS) and Shirkat Gah Women's Resource Centre held an International conference titled "Women, Religion and Politics" at a local hotel to mark 100 years of International Women's Day on Thursday. The two day conference is the last of the series of events exploring engendered dimensions of various religious and political paradigms and their impact on women's lives at local as well as international level. Distinguished international scholars including Yesim
Women ’embarrassed’ by outdoor gynae checkups
LAHORE - "Can a doctor check women of his family in open tents? If not, then why are they subjecting women with pregnancy and gynae problems to checkups in the open," said Nazeeran, 57, who had come to have her pregnant daughter checked at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital's Outdoor Patient Department (OPD).
Nazeeran said that she had come from Narrang Mandi to get her daughter checked for a third time, but she was too upset to see the negative behaviour of the young doctors and urged the
Nazeeran said that she had come from Narrang Mandi to get her daughter checked for a third time, but she was too upset to see the negative behaviour of the young doctors and urged the
Women demand gender equality in public sector
LAHORE - Gender Mainstreaming Units of the Education, Home, and Services and General Administration (S&GAD) departments conducted a training workshop on "Women's Participation in Public Sector Employment and Challenges" on Monday. A large number of female employees of these departments participated and expressed their views on gender equality issues in the country.
The speakers said male-dominated family systems, culture and norms of the society were becoming an obstacle in
The speakers said male-dominated family systems, culture and norms of the society were becoming an obstacle in
SHC annuls Sindh CM’s summary for land allotment to peasant women
KARACHI -The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday declared the chief minister's summary to allot forest land to peasant women as illegal and affirmed the forest land is a national asset. A division bench, comprising Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Imam Bux Baloch, passed the verdict, allowing Indus Development Organisation (IDO)'s constitutional petition that sought declaration of CM's order as invalid. IDO head Zain Dawood Potha moved the petition through his counsel Qazi Ali Ather
TRANSCENDING CHAUVINIST BARRIERS- ‘Police needs more women’
LAHORE - "Women work alongside men in the police force all over the world; why should this be any different in Pakistan?" questions Inspector Waseem Durrani, who is the chief law instructor in the Chung Police Training School. Inspector Durrani is of the view that in order to encourage democracy and gender sensitivity within society, more women must be integrated into the police force; whether it is traffic, operations or investigations. This democratic recruitment of more women and
