Women Rights
Rejects man’s claim that father had orally gifted him property months before death.
Updated 05 Apr, 2025 10:29am
“It feels like they’re trying to limit our freedoms each time a little more,” says Eberena, a passionate athlete who trains five days a week.
Updated 05 Apr, 2025 11:45am
In the Pashtun culture, women are still largely segregated into the domestic sphere because of constraining gender roles. But things are changing, slowly and subtly.
Updated 02 Apr, 2025 08:06pm
We talk about every bodily function openly — except the one that sustains human life.
Updated 27 Mar, 2025 01:36pm
Enterprising individuals are creating and presenting content that is different from what is on television.
Updated 22 Mar, 2025 02:54pm
Case registered over complaint lodged by area magistrate who said no NOC had been issued.
Updated 22 Mar, 2025 11:40am
Govt asked to initiate criminal cases against perpetrators of such actions under Section 498-A of penal code.
Updated 20 Mar, 2025 08:05am
Many of them prefer the flowing abaya robe as per the fashion trend in Gulf nations.
Updated 19 Mar, 2025 04:33pm
Discussion highlights cultural behaviours, social attitudes, lack of political will as major barriers.
Updated 18 Mar, 2025 11:17am
Chief justice says increasing presence of women in judiciary shows gender equity and progressive, liberal democracy in Pakistan.
Updated 11 Mar, 2025 11:33am
Report says women in Bangladesh earn 5pc more than men.
Updated 11 Mar, 2025 10:23am
March organiser Dr Farzana Bari warns women will grow disconnected from the state if govt does not prioritise them.
Published 08 Mar, 2025 07:48pm
Following centuries of colonial degradation, Baloch women now lead with a vision of a secular and egalitarian society, proving that their empowerment is inseparable from the larger political movement.
Updated 08 Mar, 2025 06:07pm
The realisation that a large part of Pakistan’s misfortunes is a consequence of women’s oppression is lost on the rulers.
Updated 08 Mar, 2025 08:34am
The resentment that many Pakistani men feel towards women who demand their rights and refuse to submit is palpable.
Updated 08 Mar, 2025 08:45am
New reports reveal unprecedented threats to women, seek action on six goals to turn dream of empowerment into reality.
Updated 08 Mar, 2025 08:49am
Organiser says they would hold event without any music or other fanfare to respect sanctity of Ramazan.
Updated 08 Mar, 2025 09:33am
Women’s safety in professional spaces should not hinge on sporadic judicial interventions.
Updated 01 Mar, 2025 09:05am
Engaging with the Taliban on what is required by the international community for them to be formally recognised is perhaps the only way forward.
Published 11 Feb, 2025 11:01am
Nobel laureate censures Israel for "decimating" Gaza’s education system; Islamabad Declaration recognises girls’ education as religious obligation.
Updated 13 Jan, 2025 07:52am
Representatives from 44 countries to attend conference; Malala to address tomorrow.
Updated 11 Jan, 2025 10:35am
These cases are not just statistics; they reflect the violent stripping of women's autonomy and dignity under the guise of family 'honour'.
Published 31 Dec, 2024 12:49pm
India is home to more than 220 million child brides, according to UN.
Published 22 Dec, 2024 01:17pm
Retired Justice Tahira Baloch calls for societal shift in attitudes toward women’s inheritance rights.
Updated 12 Dec, 2024 12:22pm
The number of women candidates rose from 465 in 2018 to 902 in 2024.
Updated 11 Dec, 2024 09:00am
Inclusion must be central to Pakistan’s development story.
Updated 10 Dec, 2024 01:52pm
Figures like Bushra bibi, with her Sufi persuasion, complicate politics — shrine or secular — by unsettling male dominance.
Published 06 Dec, 2024 01:45pm
“This is a big shock for us. Psychologically, we are shaken,” a 28-year-old midwifery teacher says.
Updated 04 Dec, 2024 09:42am
Meetings in London centre on leveraging digital infrastructure, expanding critical interventions aimed at improving women's lives.
Updated 30 Nov, 2024 10:51am
The precarious state of the health of women in Pakistan is evident throughout their life course.
Updated 29 Nov, 2024 09:24am
