Bail plea of ‘midwife’ in foetuses case dismissed
March 9, 2012
KARACHI: A sessions court on Thursday dismissed the bail application of a suspected midwife in the five foetuses case. Nuzhat Aslam was arrested on Feb
Gender Issues
President signs status of women bill into law
March 9, 2012
ISLAMABAD: On the occasion of the International Women’s Day 2012, President Asif Ali Zardari signed the National Commission on the Status of Women Bill 2012
Woman shot dead after gang rape
March 9, 2012
Karachi: The body of a young woman, who was shot dead after being gang-raped, was found in Gulshan-e-Maymar on Thursday. The body of the 25-year-old
MPAs want pro-women bill passed into law
March 9, 2012
KARACHI: Several women members of the Sindh Assembly on Thursday expressed their dismay over an inordinate delay in the passing of a pro-women bill into
Lack of education, awareness blamed for gender violence
March 8, 2012
ISLAMABAD: Individualland Pakistan, an Islamabad consultancy and advocacy group with nationwide outreach, initiated a project with the support of USAID and Aurat Foundation on ‘Sensitisation
Bushra Zaidi, the woman who changed Karachi forever, by dying
March 8, 2012
For international women’s day, we take a look back at the one name that stands out. Bushra Zaidi. KARACHI: There is only one woman for
Gender equality is smart economics
March 8, 2012
By Roshaneh Zafar The writer is founder and managing director of Kashf Foundation and founder of Kashf Microfinance Bank Limited based in Pakistan. She was
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