By: IKRAM JUNAIDI ISLAMABAD: The rector of National University of Sciences and Technology (Nust) H-11 Campus on Wednesday assured female students that in the future, the names of students who were fined would not be pasted on the notice board. ...
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By: Hasnaat Malik ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday set aside the order of Peshawar High Court (PHC) against barring females from casting votes in NA-5 Nowshera and NA-27 Lakki Marwat. A three-judge SC bench, headed by Justice Anwar ...
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By: Umer Nangian ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had cancelled last month’s by-election in two Nowshera and Lakki Marwat districts following reports that women were disenfranchised in the two National Assembly constituencies. Interestingly however, the ECP inquiries found ...
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ISLAMABAD: Around 8,960 women are expected to gain direct and indirect benefits from `Creative Entrepreneurship for Women (CREW) Programme’. Pakistan Stone Development Company and United Nations Industrial Development Organisation plan to jointly launch the programme with the objective to empower women for business development and entrepreneurship through Marble Mosaic, Craft and Inlay training. As per [...]
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By: Riazul Haq ISLAMABAD: What does a student do at a crossroads when her two options are either to allow herself to be sexually harassed or to fail in her exams if she refuses to cooperate? Sara*, a management sciences student of Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, is facing this dilemma, [...]
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