Views and Opinions

Women having fun

By Rafia Zakaria OVER the weekend, The Washington Post published a story titled ‘In Pakistan, five girls were killed for having fun. Then the story

Rape province

By Kamal Siddiqi In a bid to take revenge, three people raped a 10-year-old girl on the orders of a panchayat in Bahawalpur earlier this

A country of a few good women

By Zainab Zeeshan Malik 2016 is ending on a high note for the women of Pakistan. The contribution of Pakistani women leaders to peace, conflict

When women do better

By David Hale On the night of November 28, the American Embassy in Islamabad was flooded with a bright orange light to mark the start

Political empowerment

Transport for women

THE public space is hardly a safe place for women in Pakistan. Whether it is markets, workplaces or similar venues, women face harassment on a

Fewer women voters

WITH a general election coming up in 2018, it is troubling to learn that the gap between registered male and female voters has increased to

The Female Voters

Given the roughly equal gender division among the population of Pakistan, a clear discrepancy exists amongst the voter population; approximately 11.67 million Pakistani women remain