LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has urged the government to disclose the whereabouts of two Sindhi nationalist leaders – Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) Senior Vice Chairman Dr Mir Alam Muree and Umer Teewano alias Raja Dahar – who were picked up by plainclothedmen from Hyderabad on March 5. According to details, […]
ISLAMABAD: Individualland Pakistan, an Islamabad consultancy and advocacy group with nationwide outreach, initiated a project with the support of USAID and Aurat Foundation on ‘Sensitisation of Media Personnel on Gender Equality’ in January last year, with a baseline survey to gauge existing perceptions of the public and media on gender equality. The survey was carried […]
For international women’s day, we take a look back at the one name that stands out. Bushra Zaidi. KARACHI: There is only one woman for Karachi.Her name launched a thousand protests and forever altered the city’s history. This is not to belittle the daily toil of our homemakers, nurses, architects, CEOs – women who contribute […]
By Roshaneh Zafar The writer is founder and managing director of Kashf Foundation and founder of Kashf Microfinance Bank Limited based in Pakistan. She was awarded the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz in 2005. She is a graduate of the Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania and also holds a master’s in international and development economics from […]
By Isabel Guerrero Today we celebrate International Women’s day. Like every year, hundreds of events will happen worldwide to highlight the importance of rebalancing the global gender equality and integrating women in economic, development and peace processes. We will read or hear the phrase ‘women’s empowerment’ many times but soon, people will refocus on other […]
By Sanaullah Baloch The writer was a member of the Senate from 2003-08 and of the National Assembly from 1997-99. He tweets @Senator_Baloch The ongoing dirty war in Balochistan has affected society at all levels. Women — mothers, sisters and daughters — are particularly affected because of the magnitude of the so-called ‘missing persons’ issue. […]
Sidrah Roghay Karachi: The two-bedroom apartment is sparsely furnished. The living room comprises an off-white carpet, a few cushions and a small circular table with a chair. All the windows are closed, and though barely any sunlight enters through the frosted glass, bed sheets are hung over them to block what little light does come […]
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that the role of the media is of great importance in the society. Therefore, the media should raise voice in favour of the deprived and oppressed people. He was addressing the oath-taking ceremony of newly- elected office-bearers of the Electronic Media Reporters Association and Electronic Media […]
Muhammad Anis ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Wednesday passed a unanimous resolution expressing concern over the issue of missing persons and demanding that the federal and provincial government take steps for their recovery. The resolution was moved by outgoing veteran senator and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) parliamentary leader in the Senate, Professor Khurshid Ahmed, who had earlier introduced […]
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that the role of the media is of great importance in the society. Therefore, the media should raise voice in favour of the deprived and oppressed people. He was addressing the oath-taking ceremony of newly- elected office-bearers of the Electronic Media Reporters Association and Electronic Media […]
In some ways it is curious that even in the second decade of the 21st century a special day should be observed internationally for women. They, after all, form half of the world’s population and by now should have acquired equal status alongside men. Sadly, this has not happened. In a large part of the […]
TODAY we are observing International Women’s Day, but sadly the women in Pakistan are still being denied their rights: economic, social, civil and political. In a society that is strictly tied to its cultural and traditional roots, women are treated more as a commodity than a human being. There have been countless unpleasant incidents of […]
KARACHI: Speakers at a seminar on the eve of International Women’s Day underlined the need to empower women financially, socially and politically in order to enable them to play an effective role in the country’s development. The seminar titled “Shah Latif and rights of women” was organised by the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and […]
KARACHI: The Pakistan People’s Party will not carry out any legislation against the fundamental rights of journalists and impose restrictions on the media, said the newly elected senators of the party on Wednesday. Senators-elect Mudasir Sehar Kamran, Saeed Ghani, Dr Karim Ahmed Khawaja and Mukhtar Ahmad Aajiz Dhamra visited the offices of the Karachi Union […]
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