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By: Dr Farzana Bari The resignation of Fauzia Kasuri, a veteran leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), from the party has revitalised the controversies surrounding quota politics in Pakistan. The PTI’s decision to nominate Dr Shireen Mazari and Munazza Hasan ...
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Feed SubscriptionMillions of women dying despite progress on MDGs
UNITED NATIONS: Despite some progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), millions of women across the world are losing their lives due to lack of reproductive health care, the UN chief for development said on Thursday. “Some 800 women ...
Read More »Gender deficit in politics
By Dr Farzana Bari Women’s exclusion in Pakistani politics is a historical phenomenon. From the time of independence in 1947 till 1977, only 32 women were able to enter as public representatives in seven parliaments of the country. Two parliaments ...
Read More »Women’s rights: government urged to implement laws in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Expressing concern over poor legislation on women rights during last five years, members of civil society organisation have urged the provincial caretaker government to carry-out a homework regarding implementation of laws on women rights before setting up a new government ...
Read More »World Bank to support Pakistani women entrepreneurs
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank will pay more attention to women entrepreneurs in Pakistan by providing them additional support at the technical, academic and policy levels, according to a statement on Monday. The World Bank has started reaching out to more ...
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