448 women candidates contesting elections on general seats
by Imaduddin LAHORE: As many as 147 women are contesting election 2013 in 105 National Assembly and 301 women in 203 provincial assembly constituencies on...
‘Patriarchy makes it impossible to apply pro-women laws’
KARACHI: The previous government remains historic in terms of empowering women and fight against violence and discrimination by unanimously passing bills to stop anti-women practices....
Khurshid Begum: The woman who defied the Taliban threats
By Waqas NaeemPublished: The ANP candidate for NA-14 continues campaigning despite threats from militants. ISLAMABAD: Khurshid Begum Saeed’s admission into Parliament was fairly easy: the...
A village whose women will not vote on May 11
MATEELA, May 5: For decades, not a single woman in this dusty village surrounded by wheat fields and orange trees has voted. And they aren’t...
In DG Khan, Zartaj Gul Akhwand set to fight dynastic politics
By Waqas Naeem ISLAMABAD: In Dera Ghazi Khan’s NA-172, Sardar Maqsood Khan Leghari has long established his rule. However, in the wake of the upcoming...