Lack of education badly hurts women: survey
March 28, 2013
NAVEED BUTT According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan, 32% of Pakistanis think the biggest problem being faced by women
Gender Issues
Dir women ‘allowed’ to cast vote
March 27, 2013
Haleem Asad TIMERGARA: All political and religious parties in Lower Dir agreed on Tuesday to back women’s participation in voting and follow the election code
Woman schoolteacher shot dead in Jamrud
March 27, 2013
Ibrahim Shinwari LANDI KOTAL, March 26: A woman teacher was shot dead in Jamrud subdivision of Khyber Agency on Tuesday, officials said. Two assailants on
Role of media for women empowerment discussed
March 26, 2013
KARACHI – Mass media has played a vital role in empowerment of women, said Prof Shahida Kazi in his address at a seminar organized by
Rape victims’ bodies to be exhumed, family not optimistic
March 25, 2013
By Kiyya Qadir Baloch ISLAMABAD: More than two weeks after Islamabad police once again took over the rape and murder case of two girls that
HRCP says ‘honour killings’ on the rise in Pakistan
March 25, 2013
Akhtar Amin PESHAWAR: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Sunday said killing of girls marrying without the consent of the family members was
Prioritising women
March 25, 2013
Dr Najeeb A Khan Nimra Irfan in her letter, ‘Women’s rights’ (March 22), has averred that honour killings, stove burnings and rapes in Pakistan indicate
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