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Islamabad: The Islamabad Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry has launched the ‘Women for Women’ Programme to empower women-led businesses and the female workforce. The programme was inaugurated by President IWCCI Rizwana Asif. The soft launch was attended by women ...

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has set aside life imprisonment handed down to two men by a sessions court on charges of rape and murder of a five-year-old girl. A single-judge SHC bench comprising Justice Omar Sial acquitted the appellants ...

LAHORE: In response to notice taken by caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi, police have arrested three suspects for committing sexual assault against women during a robbery in Gujranwala. The arrested suspects included Sajid, his brothers Amer and Zeshan Shani. The ...

KARACHI: A 24-year-old Pakistani human rights and climate activist has been included in Time Magazine’s Women of the Year list for 2023, Dawn.com reported. Ayisha Siddiqa, who left a memorable impression at the COP 27 conference in Egypt last year ...

ISLAMABAD: The global pace of reforms towards equal treatment of women under the law has slumped to a 20-year low, constituting a potential impediment to economic growth at a critical time for the global economy, a new World Bank report ...