Gender Issues

Girls sweep away all top positions

MULTAN: With all the three overall top positions, the girls completely outshined boys in BA/BSc annual examination, 2011 as the Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) announced

Skill development scheme for flood-hit women

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Village Development Programme (PVDP) with the assistance of international welfare organisation of TROCAIR has launched skill development project for the residents of the

Girl students to be given Rs1m stipends

LAHORE: Chairman Punjab Education Foundation (PEF), Raja Muhammad Anwar has said that educational stipend worth rupees one billion will be distributed among the girl students

Pervasive violence against women

The people of Pakistan have to face different problems every day. From rising inflation to the energy crisis, from lawlessness to heightened terrorism, from sectarian

Reproductive rights of women

I WOULD like to draw the attention of women towards their reproductive rights. Included in these rights of women are their rights to enjoy life

Karo-Kari: Alleged couple shot dead

SHAHDADPUR: A man killed his sister and her alleged boyfriend in Goth Jamal Shah on Saturday. Hussain Buksh Magsi opened fire on his 22-year-old sister,