Women empowerment draft to be ready by year-end
PESHAWAR: The Provincial Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) is preparing a draft of women empowerment and gender equality policy that will be finalised...
After Malala shooting, Taliban go after media critics
LAHORE: Journalists have spoken out strongly since the Taliban attempted to kill Malala Yousufzai on October 9. The Taliban, in return, are threatening the media...
Abduction case: Actress, sister granted bail till Oct 25
LAHORE: Additional District and Sessions Judge Abdul Qayyum has granted pre-arrest bail to actress Khushbukht alias Sofia Mirza and her sister Maryum Mirza, who are...
Parties urged to ensure women participation in polls
KARACHI: All political parties must rise above their ideological differences and ensure that no woman eligible to cast her vote in the next elections is...
75% businesswomen do not have access to microfinance
ISLAMABAD: Only one out of every four women entrepreneurs in Pakistan is a microfinance borrower as most businesswomen rely on savings, personal assets and family...