Tag: women’s rights
No decrease in violence against women this year
In 2018, incidents of violence against women escalated. The year began with the rape and murder of an 8-year-old namely Zainab, as a report...
Rural women’s role in country’s uplift laudable: Buzdar
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that women of rural areas of Pakistan are very hard-working and play a leading role...
Awareness drive for women’s right to inheritance launched by human rights...
LAHORE: The Ministry of Human Rights on Friday launched an awareness campaign to educate the masses about the inheritance rights of women under Islamic...
UN panel says women’s rights are under threat
Working group calls family, culture, sexual and reproductive health the most significant challenge
UNITED NATIONS: A United Nation panel has warned that women’s rights are...
Imran should apologise for failing to protect women rights in KP:...
LAHORE: Punjab Government Spokesman Malik Ahmed Khan on Wednesday said that Imran Khan on the occasion of the International Women’s Day should apologise from the...
Respect to women, protection of women’s rights part of religion: Shehbaz
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that respect to women and protection of their rights was an important part of Islamic injunctions...
Government committed to protecting women from violence: NA speaker
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has said that the government is committed to liberate women and protect them from all kinds of...
Saudi petition seeks ‘full’ rights for women
Thousands of Saudis have signed a petition urging an end to the guardianship system that gives men control over the study, marriage and travel...
NA passes marriage bill protecting Hindu women’s rights
The National Assembly has passed a landmark bill giving its small Hindu minority the right to register marriages, the last major hurdle on the...
Humaima Malick raises voice for women’s rights
Humaima Malick, the Dekh Magar Pyaar Say actress uploaded a video on 31 July coming out in support for the Punjab Women's Protection Bill...
Sheerani & Co up to no good, must be disbanded, says...
Says CII’s anti-women pronouncements must not stand; says CII funding should be withdrawn and re-allocated for protection of women
