Jirga system and plight of women
THROUGHOUT Pakistan, especially in feudal and tribal areas, a parallel judicial system exists in the form of jirga or the punchayat system. Although this system...
Malala to pen $3m life story
LONDON: Malala Yousufzai is to tell her story in a book due out later this year, the publishers said on Thursday, in a deal reportedly...
Women journalists trained on ‘Conflict Sensitive Journalism’
Training workshop KARACHI: White Ribbon Campaign Pakistan (WRCP), in collaboration with the Heinrich Boll Stiftung (HBS) of Germany, organised a training workshop for women journalists...
Lack of education badly hurts women: survey
NAVEED BUTT According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan, 32% of Pakistanis think the biggest problem being faced by women...
Dir women ‘allowed’ to cast vote
Haleem Asad TIMERGARA: All political and religious parties in Lower Dir agreed on Tuesday to back women’s participation in voting and follow the election code...