Month: November 2011

Passage of Anti-Women Practices Bill hailed

By: Ayesha Shahid ISLAMABAD: The recent passage of the landmark pro-women bill is accompanied by its fair share of discussion and controversy. Compromises were involved...

Women’s representation in parliament

By: Anis Haroon In a roundtable meeting held by the Women Parliamentary Caucus recently, in Islamabad, a resolution was passed by women parliamentarians from all...

Bill on women’s rights

Sir: November 15, 2011 ought to be celebrated as a great day for the women of Pakistan. After much foot dragging, the National Assembly unanimously...

Swabi girls defy Taliban school bombings

SWABI: Seven-year-old Marwa cried and shook uncontrollably at the sight of the rubble and shattered glass remnants of her classroom. The Taliban had bombed yet...