Month: December 2012

Media takes a knock for stereotyping women

By: Aatekah Mir-Khan LAHORE: Female journalists, young and old, were encouraged to use the social media to “amplify their voice”. However, at the same time,...

Women urged to take part in politics

PESHAWAR: Speakers at a meeting have urged the political parties to encourage women activists to come forward and work for the development of their respective...

Bill proposes marriage age for girls as 18

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government will soon table a bill in the provincial assembly to fix the minimum age for marriage at 18 years, said...

Education for women

By: HASHIM ABRO It is a devastating reality that millions of female children in Pakistan never go to school. While visiting various villages in my...