Gender Issues

Women and power

By Sherry Rehman INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day is always a day for stock-taking, especially in countries where women’s identities are in a constant state of stressful

International women’s day today

EVERY year International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 across the world. This year’s women day is the third time under an elected government

Dr Aafia did or didn’t?

By Fasi Zaka I admit that there has been one topic I have been reluctant to write about for a year now, despite occasional prodding

Website on child rights launched

ISLAMABAD: The Child Rights Legal Centre has set up a website to provide information about matters relating to child rights in Pakistan. A press release

Struggle on for equal rights to women

IT is a widely accepted fact that achieving gender equality is one of the prerequisites of sustainable development. However, Pakistan presents a bleak picture in

Zamindar’s daughter

By M. Abul Fazl I am very fond of Qurratulain Hyder’s writing. I think her Aag ka Darya is probably the greatest novel of Urdu.

Protecting women

THE Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Bill has, after much dillydallying, been adopted by the Senate, making it just a step away