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Pakistan's Nighat Dad named as member of Facebook's oversight board
Facebook's oversight board will be able to overturn content moderation decisions by Mark Zuckerberg
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Legal notice served to Ali Zafar for 'false, malicious' statements against Meesha Shafi
Demands public apology within 15 days, Rs2 billion as compensation for damage to reputation
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From Mahira Khan to Hajra Khan: What is it like to be a woman in Pakistan?
Empowered personalities share breaking stereotypes, holding their own and the tough climb up the ladder
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Report on online harassment: Female politicians more likely to face objectifying comments online
Speakers call for reviewing engagement rules for social media
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Pakistan's Digital Rights Foundation among Forbes 'Top 10 Entrepreneurs' at UNGA
Nighat Dad presented at UN Solutions Summit hosted on the sidelines of UNGA
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Two Pakistanis among 262 journalists jailed for their work worldwide
Turkey, China and Egypt account for more than 50% of the journalists arrested
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Nighat Dad to represent Pakistan as 2017 TED Fellow
Previously, Dad was selected as a 'Next Generation Leader' by TIME Magazine
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Calling all the ladies
Women are frequent targets of harassment in this country
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Pakistan hotline offers safe space for women harassed online
Nighat Dad witnesses a rise in the volume of calls by women seeking advice after Qandeel Baloch’s murder last year
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This woman has been making the internet a safer place for Pakistani women
Nighat Dad was honoured with the Human Rights Tulip Award earlier this year
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