ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said that around 1,100 women are among 75,000 prisoners in different jails of the country. Trending Discussions “The women prisoners are in miserable conditions. Their families no longer care for them or stay in contact with them rather than pursuing their cases due to social stigma”, […]
PESHAWAR: Being an integral part of society, women shoulder great responsibilities in bringing to the fore real leadership for the country by exercising their right to vote, said Maulana Jehanzeb of the National Research and Development Foundation (NRDF) on Sunday. Addressing a press conference here, he said consultation of women in the day-to-day affairs and […]
SUKKUR: Two married women were sacrificed at the altar of ‘honour’ by suspecting close relatives in different villages in Ghotki and Jacobabad districts on Sunday. In Hazaro Bullo village near Ghotki, one Sikandar Bullo shot dead his son’s wife, Ms Humran Bullo, over suspicions she had developed illicit relations with someone else in the area. […]
HYDERABAD: Speakers at a seminar have said that one month jail is a nominal sentence for the people arranging child marriages that cast negative impact on society. They were speaking at the seminar organised by Sujag Sansar Organisation (SSO) to highlight issues of child marriages here on Sunday. Representatives of civil society organisations also attended […]
ISLAMABAD: Despite the welcome addition of a woman candidate contesting independently from Bajaur Agency, the overall number of women candidates contesting on general seats of the National Assembly (NA) has stayed much the same since the 2002 election. Even in the ranks of mainstream political parties which champion equal rights and participation of women, the […]
VEHARI: This is the first time that six women are in run for various constituencies in the district. Two of them belong to the Daultana family and four to former MNA Chaudhry Nazir Jutt’s family. In a rare move, Jutt, who was disqualified due to fake degree, has fielded his two wives and two daughters. […]
Expressing concern over poor legislation on women rights during last five years, members of civil society organisation have urged the provincial caretaker government to carry-out a homework regarding implementation of laws on women rights before setting up a new government in the province. The legislation process for protection of women rights was remained slow over […]
A women activist of Awami National Party (ANP) from district Peshawar has sought the police high officials’ protection against a person in neighbourhood, intimidating for holding party meeting at her residence. Speaking at press conference here at press club on Friday, Jamila Wisal, ANP president women wing from PK-3 and resident of Shami Road, Peshawar, […]
Karachi: In a lecture hall of one of Pakistan’s most prestigious medical schools, a handful of male students sit in the far top corner, clearly outnumbered by the rows and rows of female students listening intently to the doctor lecturing about insulin. In a country better known for honour killings of women and low literacy […]
Ahmad Nabi KHYBER AGENCY: Tribesmen and political parties have welcomed candidature of a woman from Bajaur Agency for a national assembly seat, saying this development heralds a new era in progress and development, for a region neglected by successive governments over decades. Badam Zari will be the first woman to contest polls from NA-44 – […]
The government was urged to incorporate women empowerment in the national development policy. The recommendation was made at a regional peace conference on moderating extremism in Pakistan organised by Paiman Alumni Trust here on Thursday. The theme of conference was ‘Mothers for Change’ with the objectives to provide a platform for a discourse on roots […]
ON March 31, in an unprecedented move two women — Badam Zari from Bajaur and Nusrat Begum from Lower Dir — filed nomination papers for the election. A former district vice president with the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, Nusrat Begum is the first woman candidate from Lower Dir, a district where women voters were often barred in […]
Karachi: The provincial Election Commission on Wednesday announced the names of 127 women candidates of different political parties whose nomination papers have been approved after proper scrutiny for the 29 reserved seats of Sindh Assembly. As per the Election Commission’s notification, the 27 women candidates from Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarian are: Shagufta Jumani, Syeda Shehla […]
LAHORE: Strongly condemning the attacks on political leaders, workers and their candidates, that have already resulted in many deaths, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon the government to fulfil its duty of protecting the politicians and also urged upon all parties to face the threat of violence unitedly instead of being […]
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