The dreaded bus ride
March 7, 2014
By: Sohail Khattak KARACHI: For women taking the bus to work in Karachi, verbal and physical harassment may be a common occurrence but, by no
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Would-be bride ‘killed for honour’
March 7, 2014
LAHORE: A 20-year-old girl was killed allegedly by her father in the name of honour just two days before her marriage in the Shahdara police
Women-friendly policy can pave way for inspiring change
March 7, 2014
KARACHI: ‘Inspiring Change’, this year’s UN theme for the International Women Day, not only encourages advocacy for women’s advancement everywhere but also calls for challenging
Female MPAs dress up to celebrate International Women’s Day
March 7, 2014
KARACHI: With the Sindh Assembly building in the background, the deputy speaker happily announced the plans for women-related legislation to all those present. “A group
Banning early marriage
March 6, 2014
THIS is apropos the news item about early marriage (Feb 23). It says that approximately half of Pakistani girls are married before they are 18
Women Empowerment Package 2014 to be announced on March 8
March 6, 2014
LAHORE: The Women Empowerment Package 2014 will be announced on March 8, Provincial Minister for Population Welfare Begum Zakia Shahnawaz said on Tuesday. She said
Female domestic servants
March 6, 2014
THE death of another female domestic servant prompted me to write these lines. It all started in the 1990s when I returned to Pakistan after
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