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By Rana Yasif LAHORE: An opposition lawmaker has suggested renaming ‘The Punjab Protection of Women against Violence Act, 2016’ by replacing the word ‘women’ with ‘gender’
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‘Women contribute 50% of agenda in Sindh Assembly’
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Women’s struggle as peasants, workers & homemakers highlighted
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By SHAZIA HASAN KARACHI: The Awami Workers Party on Friday organised a programme to commemorate and highlight the struggle of women — be they labourers,
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March 18, 2017
By INTIKHAB HANIF LAHORE: The country’s first Violence against Women Centre (VAWC) in Multan has been accorded the status of a police station by the
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March 9, 2017
BY Javaid-ur-Rahman ISLAMABAD – Only 15 female lawmakers out the total 70 were present in the National Assembly when the house passed a unanimous resolution to
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