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Awareness: Start dancing, stop AIDS, and become agents for change
Dance4life’s unique AIDS awareness generation method arrives in Islamabad.
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Two years after agreeing to it, Pakistan recognises maternal mortality as a human rights issue
It is yet unclear how much longer it will take before the bill is approved in the Senate.
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Assembly elections: Women lawmakers demand 10% quota for general seats
Legislators also discuss allocation of funds, seats according to constituency.
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Protest time: In Pindi nurses demand better pay structure
Express solidarity with their colleagues in Lahore.
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16 days: ‘Gender violence is everyone’s problem’
Launching ceremony for the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence campaign.
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Voice of dissent: Who’s speaking for the oppressed?
Misuse of laws and bribery are major causes for rising violence against women.
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FJWU Convocation: Graduation, for some the fruit of a life-long struggle
Over 1,000 students conferred degrees during the university’s 11th convocation.
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For children, education comes first
Experts emphasise on the need to ensure children’s rights and basic education.
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WaterAid report launch: Hygiene and sanitation remain distant dream for majority
Pakistan is lagging far behind in achieving Millennium Development Goals.
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Prevention of anti-women practices: Activists hail the bill, but warn protests if blocked
Women rights activists and parliamentarians discuss its minutiae.









