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BHC declares women candidates eligible for tehsildar posts
Says discrimination is not permissible under constitution
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Iran targets celebrities, media over Mahsa Amini protests
Solidarity protests with Iranian women have been held worldwide, and rallies are planned in 70 cities on Saturday
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Gender imbalance continues to dominate country’s legal system
Courts, bars are predominantly male and have not created an enabling environment for female lawyers
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Training held for ‘Champions of Change’
About 17 women received training during the session which was held from September 20 to 22
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Seminar highlights gender violence
It stressed the need to bring an end to violence against women in the country
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Project launched to train female medics
Initiative aims to provide better maternal, child health facilities
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Moot on women’s mental healthcare concludes
International speakers presented their research via online participation
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Delivering sanitary kits to flood-hit women
Couple has distributed more than 8,000 sanitary kits
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71 women raped, 114 children sexually assaulted in August: report
136 women were kidnapped and over 87 cases of physical assault were reported in country's media, says report
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Pregnant women hit the hardest by flood
Thousands of elderly, children need urgent care, highlights survey report
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Iran sentences two women to death for 'corruption on earth'
Convicts deceived and trafficked young women by promising them work opportunities, says official news agency
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Female flood survivors suffer in silence
Along with lack of food and shelter, women have no feminine hygiene products or covered toilets
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‘We need inclusion, not charity’: the stigma against women with disabilities
Women with disabilities suffer from discrimination and are less likely to get married. Why?
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Women find niche in plethora of businesses
Increasing number of women in Rawalpindi making their presence felt
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‘Anti-harassment laws provide safe milieu for women’
Awareness of women's rights and implementation of anti-harassment laws improved significantly
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Women tortured over land dispute
Suspects tie victims with ropes, drag them all over their house
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Digitalisation for women
The disparity between men’s and women’s online presence
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Call for provision of facilities at shelter home for women
Women demand dedicated building for Darul Aman in Haripur
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Sindh govt announces free house for Karachi’s rickshaw girl
Poverty-hit family bursts with joy and thanks Express News for highlighting their plight
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Women, minorities and environment get less attention
Documents reveal only small chunk set aside for these sectors
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Trolling and safety fears plague many young women online, UK study finds
A study found that young women are deeply concerned over the internet's and trolling's impact on their mental health
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Women TV presenters defy Taliban order to cover faces on air
Since surging back to power last year the Taliban have imposed a slew of restrictions on civil society
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Islamabad’s climate policies attentive to plight of women’
Pakistan delegate Nilofar Bakhtiar informs United Nations
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Bella Hadid schools India, France among other countries discriminating against women in hijab
Model feels it is not only racist and Islamophobic but also misogynistic.
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Rage as Faisalabad women paraded naked over theft suspicion
Horrific scenes of violence trigger outrage; activists blame the state for being ‘complicit’
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Done with clichés: Nadia Afgan wants better roles for women on TV
Seasoned actor feels there aren't enough empowered, interesting characters written for women to choose from.
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Woman’s choice
The new NADRA rule provides the space for women to continue using their maiden name even after marriage
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Zahid Ahmed wants Pakistanis to normalise women riding bikes
Actor feels women should be able to commute however they want without being harassed or judged.
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Lahore doctor held for ‘blackmailing women’ through obscene videos
Jinnah Hospital’s Dr Abdullah Haris was allegedly forcing women including a nurse into having illicit relationship
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Kuwait allows women to join military in combat roles
Defence minister expresses confidence in women's ‘capabilities and their ability to endure hardship'
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New low: 60-year-old British diplomat ‘sexually harassed’ in India
UK envoy says a motorcyclist coming from behind touched her inappropriately and tried to make indecent gestures
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A tale of two values
Is our policy limited only for Muslim rights in countries that we do not have good relations with?
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'Why do Pakistani dramas show men slapping their wives at the drop of a hat?' asks Sharmila Faruqui
Politician has penned some important questions for writers, directors and producers of the television fraternity.
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Anti-violence cell
This is significant because cases of violence against women languish in courts for years
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Less privileged women in showbiz were regularly molested when I started out: Anoushey Ashraf
VJ-turned-actor recalls how stories of other women led her to become well-versed in resilience.
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Bakhtawar blasts PDM for ‘banning women’ from attending rallies
However, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazl denies reports of barring entry of female party workers
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‘It’s just nonsense’: Saheefa Jabbar Khattak questions the way women are represented on TV
The actor took to Instagram to address why she had not been taking on any new scripts
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Project control women
If there is one admission that Pakistanis collectively have to make it is that the country has a major women problem
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Women, allies demand action against Iqbal Park assaulters
Protest gender-based violence, discrimination
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Malala urges PM Imran to protect Afghan refugees, give girls education in camps
Nobel laureate requests world leaders to open borders to Afghan refugees; play their due role in 'humanitarian crisis
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Are minorities, women ‘Azad’ as well? Alizeh, Ushna Shah question
Actors refused to celebrate Independence Day in light of surging cases of violence against women, minorities.
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Women Business Park on the cards in K-P
New economic zones being established to give boost to economy
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No matter what a woman wears, the person who commits rape is responsible: Imran Khan
Khan alleged his earlier interview was taken out of context and that he holds solely the rapists responsible for rape.
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Kurram clerics ban women from visiting markets
DC refutes the news claiming it was a joke by some miscreants
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‘Women in parliament greatest achievement of 20th century’
Senator Nuzhat Sadiq expresses view while addressing Asian Parliamentary Assembly
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Women Commission
The position of Punjab Commission on Status of Women chairperson remains vacant for more than three years
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Clothes play no role, Mr PM
Contradictions in the Constitution, ambiguous laws, societal insensitivity and a desensitised approach towards women.
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Global model to tackle violence against women
A parallel and equally horrific pandemic threatens half the world’s population
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Profiles of children, women abusers to be compiled
Profiling of suspects to include getting DNA information and other basic details
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Gender Protection Unit established
AIG says police striving to provide help to women, children, other marginalised segments
 
    



















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