Rigoberta Menchú TUM "We have learned that change cannot come through war..."
Hillary CLINTON "I am particularly horrified by the use of propaganda..."
Farakh Shahzad – Pakistan Today – Wednesday, 22 February 2012 (originally published 19 Feb) Pakistan has a population of about 180 million, over half of which are women. Keeping in view the 51 per cent of the total population, it is a smart economics to ensure gender equality as a guarantee towards economic self reliance. [...]
Bureau Report – Dawn – Monday, 01 January 2012 (originally published 30 Dec) PESHAWAR, Dec 29: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly will legislate to protect and secure the right of ownership of women of their movable and immovable property. Pakistan People’s Party MPA Noor Sahar introduced “The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Enforcement of Women Ownership Rights Bill, 2011” [...]
Sumera Khan – Express Tribune – Thursday, 15 December 2011 (originally published 12 Dec) ISLAMABAD: Acid victims sitting in the gallery of the upper house witnessed the landmark Senate proceedings in awe. The Senate unanimously passed two historical bills upholding the rights of women, The Acid Control and Acid Crime Prevention Bill 2010 and The Prevention [...]
IRIN – Friday, 02 December 2011 (originally published 29 Nov) QUETTA, 29 November 2011 (IRIN) – Gehava Bibi, 9, is very excited. She is visiting the city of Quetta, capital of the southwestern province of Balochistan, with her father to buy some basic school supplies. She has never held a pencil or piece of chalk. [...]
The Express Tribune – Tuesday, 18 October 2011 (originally published 16 Oct) ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a conference on Saturday urged for the need to promote women artisans and recognise the role of working women in the nation’s development. he two-day conference, “From Food Security to Peace and Security”, was organised as part of a series of [...]
