QUETTA,March 10,2005: A tribunal, comprising judge of the Balochistan High Court, investigating the Dr Shazia case has said in its report that the lady doctor was sexually assaulted by one person and that evidence proved no link of the DSG with the case. According to an announcement of the Balochistan government on Wednesday, the tribunal […]
HYDERABAD, March 09,2005: Women’s and human rights organizations and political parties held rallies and seminars in Sindh on Tuesday to observe the International Women’s Day. Speakers at different gatherings condemned barbaric customs of karo-kari and jirga and inhuman excesses committed against women. They demanded protection of women, special arrangements for their education and healthcare and […]
LAHORE, March 10 2005: A Taipei-based computer company Asustek, will hold road shows in Pakistan to create awareness about the latest developments in the information technology sector. In a statement issued here on Wednesday, Country Manager of Asus in Pakistan, Badar Khushnood said that the Taiwanese company had decided to increase its business activities in […]
PESHAWAR, April 9, 2005, The first ever Radio Stations one each in North and South Waziristan agencies have begun airing a variety of useful programs in local dialect during their daily six -hour transmission covering large areas of both the tribal agencies. There are plans to establish the third radio station at Razmak in North […]
KARACHI, March 8,2005: Speakers at various programmes on Tuesday stressed that women will have to wage a long struggle to get their rights, which though had been guaranteed by the constitution and religion, were not being given to them by the male dominant society. This was observed by speakers at various functions organized by numerous […]
KARACHI,March 09,2005: The Hudood Ordinance has nothing to do with Islam and must be immediately repealed, according to Justice (retired) Majida Rizvi.She has made the observation in a 35-minute film prepared by Aurat Foundation and Women’s Action Forum. The film was screened here at a meeting on Tuesday to commemorate International Women’s Day. The meeting […]
KARACHI,March 09,2005: The Hudood Ordinance has nothing to do with Islam and must be immediately repealed, according to Justice (retired) Majida Rizvi.She has made the observation in a 35-minute film prepared by Aurat Foundation and Women’s Action Forum. The film was screened here at a meeting on Tuesday to commemorate International Women’s Day. The meeting […]
ISLAMABAD, March 09, 2005: The treasury members tabled on Tuesday two bills on honour-killing in the National Assembly during lacklustre proceedings on a private members day. The bills, moved by Pakistan Muslim League members Kashmala Tariq and M.P. Bhandara, were clubbed by the speaker on the request of the movers due to their similar nature. […]
KARACHI, March 09 2005:A number of rallies,demonstrations, and seminars were organised by different governmental and non-governmental organizations, Human Rights activists, and NGOs on Tuesday to mark the International Women’s Day. The venue of the demonstration was the Karachi Press Club. Interestingly enough, there were almost half-a-dozen other demonstrations going on at the same time. Ostensibly, […]
KARACHI, March 9,2005: Speakers at a seminar held here to commemorate International Women’s Day called for a countrywide campaign to sensitize women about their social, domestic, property and religious rights. The event organized by the Gynaecology Department of Liaquat National Hospital was addressed by Dr Shaheen Zafar, Dr Shershah Syed, Shamim Zuberi, Dr Aziza Anjum, […]
MULTAN, March 9,2005: Delay in registration of the FIR, contradictions in the statements given by the complainant on various forums at the investigation stage and inconsistency in the statements of main prosecution witnesses have been cited by a division bench of the Lahore High Court in its detailed order as reasons behind its conclusion in […]
ISLAMABAD,March 09,2005: The National Assembly (NA) adopted a unanimous resolution on Tuesday to express solidarity with women on the occasion of International Women’s Day, but did not allow debate on women’s issues despite repeated requests by women MNAs. Assembly proceedings were stopped for an hour as a gesture of solidarity with women because all women […]
ISLAMABAD, March 09 2005: Ministry of Women Development will support Mukhtaran Mai in her appeal, she filed against the verdict of Lahore High Court (LHC) in the Supreme Court. Advisor to Prime Minister on Women Development, Nilofer Bakhtiar said this on the occasion of launching of two research reports prepared by Professor Dr Sultana Baksh […]
ISLAMABAD, March 7,2005: While women in Pakistan Foreign Service have gained ground and visibility in key posts compared to say just a decade ago, they still have a long way to go. Talk to women officers at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and they will tell you that things are better for them today […]
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