Rawalpindi : In a bid to empower women entrepreneurs and enhance their business acumen, the Women Research and Resource Centre (WRRC) at Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU) in Rawalpindi, in collaboration with Digital Miles, ORIC, and FJWU-BIC, orchestrated a one-day ...
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Feed SubscriptionSwat couple shot dead in Baldia house over ‘honour’
A couple became victims of brutal honour killings at their house near Bismillah Chowk in Baldia Town’s Hazaara Colony on Saturday. Ibrahim Jamshed, 42, and his wife Shakila, 36, were fatally shot in the Ittehad Town police jurisdiction. ASI Shah ...
Read More »Exploring a girl’s narrative within constraints of strict patriarchy
The Sanat Initiative is hosting an art exhibition featuring works by Haya Zaidi. Titled ‘Angst: Portrait of an Afterthought’, the show will run at the gallery until October 26. The catalogue released by the Sanat Initiative for the exhibition quotes ...
Read More »Plea of man serving life sentence for wife’s murder rejected
The Sindh High Court (SHC) has dismissed the appeal of a man against the life imprisonment sentence awarded to him for the murder of his wife. Manzoor Ahmed was sentenced to life in jail by the additional district & sessions ...
Read More »NCSW seeks swift justice in Noor Mukaddam case
ISLAMABAD: In a letter addressed to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faiz Essa, the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) on Sunday called for immediate and comprehensive action to combat the alarming issue of violence against women ...
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