Concern voiced over impact of Talibanisation on women
ISLAMABAD : Speakers at a seminar on “Talibanisation and protecting womens right” have expressed concern over the rise in religious extremism and its impact on...
Women participation vital for country’s uplift, prosperity: Speaker National Assembly
ISLAMABAD : Speaker National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza has said that women should be given maximum participation in every field of life to bring them...
Lack of female representation in the judiciary
By Shamim Bano Karachi: City courts have only two female staff in the lower grade among thousands of male staff. Moreover, of the 9,000 practicing...
‘Women need to assert their power’
Karachi: Speakers at a seminar titled ‘Self-employed Women and their Families: Experiences from the Towns of Karachi’ reached a consensus that women should assert their...
Woman’s tears go unnoticed amid ‘women’s rights’ protest
Although women activists claim to work for women’s rights, Friday evening’s protest by members of Women’s Action Forum (WAF) outside the Karachi Press Club presented...