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LAHORE: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has stated that Pakistan cannot advance and compete with the rest of the world unless women, who make up half of the population, participate in the social and economic system. He ...

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has stopped civil judges in Sindh from heading committees formed to oversee flood relief efforts and said vulnerable groups, particularly women, should be given the job. The citizen committees were constituted in September on the directions ...

Micro-entrepreneurs play an important role in the economy of any country. Women are also part of micro-entrepreneurship, running their businesses while supporting their families. All over the world, and also in Pakistan, women are heavily involved in small entrepreneurship such ...

LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has sought a report from Faisalabad region­al police officer (RPO) about alleged molesta­tion of a women during a robbery. He ordered strict action against the accused and said that the perpetrators of ...

KARACHI-Pakistan Bait ul Mal, on Monday, launched Orphans and Widows Support Program aimed at grant of monthly financial assistance to orphan girls for their education. Phase me of the Orphans and Widows Support Programme (OWSP) was launched here at Art ...