President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday reiterated the government’s commitment to continue working for the development of media in the country and upholding freedom of information. He said that the democratically elected government considers media as an important instrument for the strengthening of democracy and would continue to facilitate media in its professional pursuits. The […]
Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD: Two days after condemning with one voice enforced disappearances in the country and calling for an end to them, the Senate on Friday took a more concrete step by suggesting the creation of a human rights court in the federal capital. It did so by enlarging the scope of a bill […]
Karachi: The US Consulate-General in Karachi hosted a dialogue on the occasion on International Women’s Day with the theme, “Women: Freedom and Equality”. Leading Pakistani women panelists spoke on the occasion. The seminar was presided over by Bilqees Edhi, Mahtab Akbar Rashdi, Sheema Kermani, and Sadiqa Salahuddin. While the Acting Consul-General Kevin Murakami gave the […]
Karachi: A man lost his life in a clash that began after a boy sexually harassed his daughter in Lyari Taiser Town in Surjani Town police remit on Thursday. SHO Shabeer Ahmed told The News that the clash took place between two groups when the boy, son of Aleem, harassed Hafeez’s daughter outside his residence […]
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday announced 33 per cent quota for women in all government institutions, committees and taskforces while a similar quota will also be reserved for women members in the Punjab Public Service Commission. Addressing a function in connection with the International Women’s Day at the Alhamra Cultural Complex, he also […]
KARACHI: A sessions court on Thursday dismissed the bail application of a suspected midwife in the five foetuses case. Nuzhat Aslam was arrested on Feb 23 at her ‘clinic’ in Chakra Goth in connection with the case of the five foetuses found in a garbage dump in a Manzoor Colony area on Feb 14. The […]
ISLAMABAD: On the occasion of the International Women’s Day 2012, President Asif Ali Zardari signed the National Commission on the Status of Women Bill 2012 into a law at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, expressing hope that the Commission would play a significant role as a watchdog of women’s rights and help bring a positive change in women-related […]
Karachi: The body of a young woman, who was shot dead after being gang-raped, was found in Gulshan-e-Maymar on Thursday. The body of the 25-year-old was spotted by passers-by in bushes near the Northern Bypass. After being called to the scene, police took the dead to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for a post-mortem. A […]
KARACHI: Several women members of the Sindh Assembly on Thursday expressed their dismay over an inordinate delay in the passing of a pro-women bill into law despite its passage by the Senate. Taking part in a debate on women’s empowerment on a day marking the 101st International Women’s Day, women members from the Pakistan People’s […]
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 […]
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