Women protection package set for March 8 launch
February 17, 2014
By: Hassan Naqvi LAHORE: “Pakistan is the third most dangerous country for women. The Punjab has the highest number of cases of domestic violence. They
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Teen faces deportation and forced marriage
February 14, 2014
STOCKHOLM -A 16-year-old Pakistani girl looks set to be deported from Sweden despite threats of genital mutilation and an arranged marriage on her return home.
Swat’s child brides married off for ‘honour’
February 12, 2014
MADYAN: One sunny afternoon as she skipped home from school, Saneeda was accosted by her estranged father, who wanted to marry her to a man
National Women’s Day: Memoirs of trailblazing activists
February 12, 2014
By: Hassan Naqvi LAHORE: On this day, some three decades ago, 200 women activists took a stand for all the women of Pakistan. The year
Pakistan committed to women’s emancipation: Speaker NA
February 12, 2014
ISLAMABAD: Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker National Assembly, said that we are committed to emancipate women and protect them from all kinds of exploitation and discrimination.
$7m for girls education in distant areas
February 7, 2014
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Education, Trainings and Standards in Higher Education signed a memorandum on Thursday with Unesco to spend $7 million on improving the
Insufficient reserved seats in public transport create problems for women
February 6, 2014
ISLAMABAD: Absence of sufficient reserved seats in public transport vehicles is creating serious problems for women commuters who wait for hours at bus stops to
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