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 […]
Rafia Zakaria THE Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s annual report was released last week. Unsurprisingly, it is a compendium of the country’s failures over the past year. From freedom of thought and religion to freedom of movement, nearly every area seems to have suffered — and suffered tremendously. In 2012, 583 Pakistanis were killed in […]
WASHINGTON: A prominent American organisation dedicated to women’s advancement has recognised Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Sherry Rehman as one of the top influential woman leaders in the world. Calling her a ‘Master Tactictian’, the Women in the World Foundation goes on to say, “Sherry Rehman, Pakistan’s ambassador to the US, is known for […]
KARACHI – Speakers at the 3rd annual convention of home-based women workers federation (HBWWF) demanded the government to declare status of 10 million informal workers equal to those of formal sector. The convention held at PMA House, was attended by women workers from different parts of the province who through adopting resolutions demanded government to […]
BAHAWALPUR: A woman left her house on Tuesday, taking along her 13-year-old daughter after a village panchayat in Sadiqabad declared the child ‘vani’ to settle an alleged elopement complaint, The Express Tribune has learnt. Bashir Ahmed, uncle of the child, said his brother Nazir Ahmed, who worked in Jhelum, had been accused of eloping with […]
ISLAMABAD: In an attempt to make things more coordinated between the Election Commission of Pakistan and the media, the electoral body on Tuesday appointed a focal person who will now be the link between the ECP and the media. The ECP has also barred its officials from giving statements directly to the media. The move […]
SUKKUR: Nine people were killed over Karo-Kari in separate incidents here in Sukkur region on Tuesday. Reports said that in Thulh town of Jacobabad accused Muhammad Hassan Burriro shot dead his daughter Shazia and her alleged paramour Babar Golo in a local market allegedly over Karo-Kari. Later, he managed to flee from the scene.In Village […]
ISLAMABAD: Culture pavilions of different provinces are the major attractions of the Lok Mela organised by the Lok Virsa, with Sindh displaying the rich culture and traditional architecture of the land of Sufi saints. Coordinated by Sindh culture department, over one hundred participants including master artisans in various craft fields, folk artists, rural musicians, instrumentalists […]
Pazir Gul MIRAMSHAH: Irritated by blockade of main artery of Miramshah in North Waziristan, the local Taliban Shura issued a ‘decree’ on Monday barring boys and girls from going to schools near the Cantonment area until security forces removed the barricades. The Hafiz Gul Bahadur-led Shura warned parents not to send their children to five […]
MANDI BAHAUDDIN: A man and a woman who married without their families’ approval were killed on Monday eight years after their marriage. Amjad and Irum of Mona Syedan, Malikwal, had left their village after their marriage. On Monday, Irum’s brother Munawar learnt that the couple were visiting Amjad’s ancestral home in the village. He and […]
KARACHI: Speakers at a conference on Monday criticised the past governments for not taking measures to protect the rights of homed-based women workers numbering around eight million across the country. They asked the caretaker governments to recognize the status of women workers in general and devise policies particularly for the cause and welfare of home-based […]
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