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KARACHI: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) had always stood for the women’s rights and their empowerment in Pakistan, said PPP women wing president Faryal Talpur. She was speaking as the chief guest at a social protection convention arranged by Pakistan ...

QUETTA: Political activists and students on Friday held a protest against the Afghan government’s decision to impose a ban on women’s university education. The protesters, including women, carried placards and banners and cha­nted slogans as they marched on dif­ferent roads ...

ISLAMABAD-Rural women working in agricultural fields are the largest contributors to the informal economy in Pakistan, but they are not acknowledged, counted and protected. These women have same rights as working women in cities but in remote areas there is ...

It is hard to believe that in this day and age gender-based violence could be justified and its defenders get serious attention, too. Some people have been using religion to oppose the Protection of Women against Violence Act, 2016, passed ...

PESHAWAR: Speakers at various functions held in connection with the National Voters’ Day in parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday said that the citizens should use their right to vote responsibly as the future decisions and progress of the country ...