Tag: Gender issues

Pakistani women use jirga to fight for rights

<img width="200" height="200" src="http://www.pakistanpressfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Jirga-200x200.jpg" alt="Pakistani women use jirga to fight for rights" title="Pakistani women use jirga to fight for rights">By: Orla Guerin Women in Pakistan’s...

FWBL to provide soft loans to women

KARACHI: Anis Haroon, minster for women development and human rights, government of Sindh, has said that a revolving fund is being created to provide soft...

Elders won’t let Paikhel women cast vote

MIANWALI: Despite reportedly agreeing to allow women their right to vote over a month ago at a gathering arranged by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Ayla Malik...

Agreement to allow women voting in Bajaur

KHAR: Political and religious parties and candidates for two National Assembly constituencies in Bajaur Agency, NA-43 and NA-44, have agreed to encourage local women to...