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The brutal murder of a trans woman in Sahiwal should serve as a grisly reminder of how far we have still to go before all citizens of Pakistan enjoy equal rights and protection under the law. The victim was reportedly ...

For many, the Right Livelihood Award founded in 1980 to honour those who it was believed had been ignored by the Nobel Peace Prize committee, is as important as the Nobel Prize itself. The Nobel of course is usually steeped ...

Karachi: The Sindh Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution congratulating Malala Yousafzai for securing this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. “This house congratulates Malala Yousafzai on being awarded the Nobel Prize,” stated the resolution moved by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) ...

KARACHI: Gender equality within the workplace is still a far-off goal in Pakistan even though it has ratified United Nations convention and has passed legislation in this regard. Women working in different industries in the country still face wage discrimination, ...