March 26, 2014 – Pakistan Gender News

Balochistan governor lays emphasis on girls’ education

March 26, 2014

By: SALEEM SHAHID QUETTA: Balochistan Governor Mohammad Khan Achakzai said on Tuesday that no society could progress without giving quality education to the youth, especially

Child marriages: Ruling party members square off against CII

March 26, 2014

By: Qamar Zaman ISLAMABAD: In an apparent rebuff to the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)’s stance on underage marriage, some treasury lawmakers on Tuesday proposed

Help desks for women at police stations on the cards

March 26, 2014

By: Hassan Naqvi LAHORE: Parliamentarian women caucus convener Uzma Bukhari said on Tuesday help desks for women would be set up at police stations across

Fear of being a woman

March 26, 2014

By: Yasmeen Aftab Ali She sat on the floor, the tiles hard and cold under her feet. Her knees drawn up to her chin, arms

Call for bringing brutes to book

March 26, 2014

By: Azhar Javed LAHORE: The relatives of murdered teen student have been crying for help for the past 18 days. Eighteen-year-old girl Saba Maqsood was