Jirga orders execution of eloping girl
RAHIM YAR KHAN: A jirga, local council, ordered the execution of a girl who had eloped with her lover and declared as vini two girls...
Ladiesfund entrepreneurship conference enthralls audience
By: Ahtesham Azhar KARACHI: Dawood Global Foundation (DGF) organised 3rd ‘LADIESFUND Entrepreneurship Conference’ (LEC 2012), at Bahria Auditorium on Saturday. More than 500 VIPs, women...
Protection of women’s rights urged
HYDERABAD: Leaders of civil society have called for protection of women’s rights under the UN Security Resolution 1325 on women and urged the government to...
Misrepresenting women
By: Bina Shah RECENTLY I hosted a screening of the documentary Miss Representation at The Second Floor in Karachi. The documentary, written and produced by...
Saving Shahida
By: Bina Shah In Pakistan, there is no law that exists to specifically prevent the sexual trafficking of girls and women. This, despite the fact...