Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is concerned over violent attack on journalist Normila Sari Wahyuni on Sunday, March 3. Quoting information from International Press Institution (IPI), Wahyuni, a reporter for Paser TV, a channel that airs locally in the Paser region, was attacked during reporting on a land dispute in the village of Rantau Panjang, in […]
KARACHI: Journalists covering Sindh Assembly’s proceedings on Thursday staged a sit-in protest at the entrance of the provincial assembly’s building against police torture of their colleague. A police man in plain clothes kicked at senior photographer. Zahid Redman fracturing his right hand finger just outside the assembly’s building. The incident drew journalists’ anger, who were […]
By: Mushtaq Soofi The medieval Punjabi literature is usually considered to be the product of a tumultuous period from the 11th century to mid 16th century when Punjab was a melting pot due to historical conditions created by the Arab penetration from the south and Turkish march from the north, resulting in the Muslim rule […]
THIS year the theme for International Women’s Day being observed on March 8 is ‘the gender agenda — gaining momentum’. Gender equality is an important component of gender agenda. The Global Gender Gap Index (GGI) group of the World Economic Forum (WEF) ranks countries according to their proximity to gender equality. The GGI ranks countries […]
INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day recognises social, economic and political achievements of women and highlights the importance of providing equal rights to them. Thousands of global events occur each year, but ongoing human rights violation provides us with a glimpse that we have not yet woken up from slumber. Pakistan is a signatory to many international documents […]
By: Faiza Ilyas Safari Park’s newest inhabitants, a pair of Pumas, are pictured here in their temporary home at the Karachi Zoological Garden, Pakistan. – File Photo by PPI KARACHI: The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation has brought a pair of tigers from Lahore to the Safari Park through, what officials claimed, an ‘exchange deal’, without acquiring […]
Karachi: The Aurat Foundation and the Democracy Reporting International (DRI) have called on different branches of the state to provide gender-disaggregated data, meaningfully consult with women’s groups and undertake additional special measures to promote women’s political participation in Pakistan. In a jointly produced paper “Women’s participation in the upcoming 2013 elections: Pakistan’s international law commitments […]
By: Myra Imran International Women’s Day present a grim picture of gender equality in Pakistan, more than half of women surveyed by Gallup believe they enjoy the same rights as men. These interesting findings and many others about women were released in the Gallup Survey report issued on the eve of International Women Day.Conducted from […]
SUKKUR: A man shot dead his wife in Shikarpur on Thursday. Police said Mir Khan shot dead his wife Lal Khatoon in the limits of Chak in Shikarpur accusing her of being a Kari. Police shifted the body to a local hospital. They, however, failed to arrest the killer. Source: Daily Times
By Farzana Raja It is truly a matter of immense pride and satisfaction to me that Pakistan has made quite vital inroads in the cause of women empowerment and emancipation during last few years. Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is one of the largest interventions in the social sector of Pakistan. This breakthrough has special […]
By: Nusrat Khan Afghani Freedom of women remained and is the talk of numberless NGOs, other institutions and governments, working for a long time and spending millions of dollars to achieve this purpose, but until now the said question remains to be solved. Even in the USA and Britain, the guardians of liberalism in the […]
International Women’s Day has rolled around again. It will be marked today on March 8 with the usual seminars, discussions and other events. Indeed, as commercialisation takes over, even malls in larger cities and eateries are offering special deals and shopping offers to mark the day. No doubt the person behind the establishment of March […]
Karachi: Uks, in collaboration with APNS, has announced the results of first-ever Women in Media Awards exclusively for Pakistani women journalists. The awards will be presented on March 13 at a formal ceremony in Karachi. The Uks-APNS Media Awards – 2013 aim at generating better awareness and understanding of the fact that positive media content […]
Ceremonies, seminars, conferences arranged to highlight issues related to women Staff Report LAHORE: The city has made final preparations to celebrate International Women’s Day today (Friday), while a number of ceremonies, seminars and conferences were held on Thursday to highlight the issues related to women. NGOs, political parties, educational institutions and many other department paid […]
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