When girls are made home-makers too soon
By: Riaz Ahmad PESHAWAR: “She was barely 12 years old and a student of class-V. I still remember how innocent Shaista looked in her bridal...
I am a girl seeking education, do I threaten you?
By: Hifza Jillani Schoolgirls are so strong that they can actually cause chaos in an Islamic society and should instead just be married off or...
Ashrafi praises SC action in gang-rape case
LAHORE: Pakistan Ulema Council Chairman Tahir Ashrafi has praised the suo motu notice of the Supreme Court of the gang-rape of an eight-year-old girl in...
Lack of democracy, feudalism blamed for widening gender gap in education
KHAIRPUR: Speakers at a national conference on ‘status of women in Pakistan’ put blame on lack of democracy and entrenched feudal system for the widening...
No woman should die during childbirth even if she gives birth in a tent
By: Ishrat Ansari KARACHI: No woman should die during childbirth, even if she has a baby in a tent with no medical facilities, said experts...