FAISALABAD: Speakers at a forum called for enhanced role of women in the socioeconomic activities by equipping them with modern education to face the modern challenges. The event titled “Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Forum: a Better Planet” was arranged by Government College University Faisalabad in collaboration with Women in Engineering Lahore Section […]
By: Tahir Khan ISLAMABAD: Kainat Riaz, one of the schoolgirls injured in the Taliban attack on Malala Yousafzai, spoke to The Express Tribune about how she remains affected by her attack, but adds that her life is gradually returning to normalcy. Perhaps fearing for her safety, she refuses to comment on who attacked her, but […]
By: Myra Imran ISLAMABAD: Supporting Allama Tahirul Qadri’s slogan of change, thousands of women belonging to all age groups enthusiastically participated in the ‘long march’ on Monday. Their spirits were high, as they gathered on one side of Jinnah Avenue reserved exclusively for women and children. They chanted slogans and waved the national flags. The […]
By: RABEYA JAWAID IT has been two years since I have been to Pakistan. There is a longing to go back; it is as if the smell of rain, pakoras and chai beckon me to my motherland. Yet, I undergo a feeling of intense fear every time the thought of going back recurs. Growing up […]
By: Nazir Siyal LARKANA: A young girl, abducted for rape was brutally injured by armed men in a village of Kashmore District.The relatives of the girl protested and demanded of the high authorities to bring culprits to justice. Earlier, when the victim was sleeping at her home with family in the jurisdiction of A-Section police, […]
By: Umer Farooq PESHAWAR: The jirga’s bombshell did little to stifle Muhammad Nawaz’s hope. “No, not my daughters,” he said to himself. The aggrieved father from Sherkhera village in Peshawar district did everything he could to prevent his nephews from getting away with a marriage claim against his two daughters. He became a fortress against […]
By: Darya Khan Chandio HYDERABAD: This is with reference to an article of January 5 by Ayesha Asghar titled “Targeting Hindu girls for rape”. I agree with the writer but would like to add my two cents about the role of national media on his issue. These days in Pakistan, the media is a powerful […]
NOWSHERA: Unknown assailants shot dead in-charge nurse of the DHQ hospital Nowshera at a bus stop in Hakeemabad here on Saturday. Officials said the nurse Farzana Kawsar, wife of Sajjawal Khan of Hakeemabad, was waiting for office vehicle at the bus stop when unidentified assailants opened fire on her. As a result she got serious […]
KARACHI: Pakistan has allocated only 2.3 per cent of its total budget for education sector in the newly announced budget which is even 0.3 per cent lesser than its allocation in 1999.Nine per cent of government spending is on education, placing Pakistan at 113th position amongst 120 countries on the Education Development Index. This was […]
SHEIKHUPURA: District Police Officer Rana Abdul Jabbar terminated from service three police officials including a Head Constable and two constables posted at Safdarabad Police Station on charges of involvement in a rape incident happened in Mandi Dhaban Singh locality. According to details, Roqia Bibi, a resident of Mandi Dhaban Singh, submitted a complaint to the […]
LAHORE: No society can achieve the goal of progress and prosperity until women in that society are given their rights, said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday. Speaking at a meeting arranged by Aurat Foundation, Qureshi said the charter of PTI would guarantee women’s empowerment. He said that NGOs working for […]
By: Sehrish Ali ISLAMABAD: Gender equality and women’s leadership was on agenda at a one-day peace conference that brought together various stakeholders to engage in wide ranging discussions. The conference, split into three sections, was organized by the PAIMAN Trust, a non-governmental organization that aims “to serve as a link between people and their communities […]
By: WAQAR LILLAH The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Human Rights on Wednesday passed “Reproductive Healthcare and Rights Bill 2012” with consensus, which is aimed at promoting reproductive health rights in accordance with the constitution and international commitments made by the government. The committee adopted the proposed Bill seeking to promote the reproductive health rights […]
ISLAMABAD: Fatima*, a 31-year-old mother of two from Lahore, endured seven years of severe beatings before divorcing her husband. “He used to slap me, push me, and pull my hair. After I had injured my backbone badly, he slapped me while I was pregnant,” she said. She got her divorce but her ex-husband refused to […]
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