Women Rights
Pakistan called upon to pressure Taliban to ensure respect for women’s rights.
Updated 07 Dec, 2023 10:56am
Calls for "gender apartheid" to be declared a crime against humanity.
Updated 06 Dec, 2023 09:36am
Pakistani cities can learn a lot from Kathmandu to make public spaces safer for women.
Updated 21 Nov, 2023 10:16am
"No political leader, whether that's Imran Khan or Nawaz Sharif or Bilawal Bhutto, has the right to insult women."
Published 13 Nov, 2023 01:29pm
The impact of climate-induced catastrophes doubles on Pakistani women as they are left out of decision-making policies.
Updated 11 Nov, 2023 01:20pm
Refute reports that they were against working of NGOs, particularly their women staffers, in the region.
Updated 06 Nov, 2023 11:00am
Many women have turned to using pills to postpone their menstrual cycles.
Updated 04 Nov, 2023 11:50am
Prison authorities refuse to transfer Narges, who suffers from heart and lung conditions, to a hospital outside Evin, her family says.
Updated 03 Nov, 2023 10:21am
“Victory is not easy, but it is certain,” imprisoned women’s rights activist Narges Mohammadi says.
Updated 02 Nov, 2023 10:16am
Aurat Foundation organises seminar to reduce violence, highlight women rights.
Updated 31 Oct, 2023 11:22am
Lubna says seeing women running businesses has created a change. Her daughter looks up to her and says she wants to run a shop as well after finishing her education.
Updated 27 Oct, 2023 05:25pm
If PML-N fails to embrace change, even in 2023, they will completely fail their female support base.
Updated 24 Oct, 2023 10:48am
Civil society activists face legal proceedings, jail sentences, travel bans and threats for cooperating with UN’s rights mechanism, UN report says.
Updated 02 Oct, 2023 10:15am
Barrister Khadija Shah says passport office arbitrarily rejected her application for passport renewal as it had father's name, not husband's.
Updated 19 Sep, 2023 10:50am
My mom's story is a metaphor, and it represents the apartheid and discrimination that girls face at larger levels in society.
Published 18 Mar, 2023 03:09pm
There was an undeniable sense of relief, and subsequent pleasure, that I derived from knowing that a part of my lived experiences were inscribed on placards and posters for the world to witness.
Published 12 Mar, 2023 03:16pm
This isn't Pakistan's first attempt at a women-only bus service. Will it be different this time?
Updated 16 Feb, 2023 03:40pm
I’m advocating here for something very ordinary — to take the worst possible fallen woman this society hates to the core, and refuse to believe she deserves harm.
Published 04 Oct, 2022 04:42pm
The Aurat Marches have brought forth an entirely young leadership and a rude breaking of the silence on sexuality. But what next?
Updated 18 Mar, 2022 12:32pm
Passing inheritance down through men is an old practice. Though the law ensures women's right to inherit, old habits die hard.
Updated 08 Mar, 2022 01:54pm
As per guidelines issued by the Saudi Haj ministry for domestic pilgrims, women can register along with other women.
Updated 14 Jun, 2021 06:22pm
"An adult woman has the right to choose where to live," says a new legal amendment by Saudi judicial authorities.
Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:55pm
Directive comes two days after similar orders were issued by a local court in Peshawar.
Updated 28 Mar, 2021 12:16pm
Having legislation is critical but it is one half of the battle.
Published 08 Mar, 2021 08:30am
Women lawyers, women activists and women police officers were conspicuous by their absence on the channels.
Published 15 Sep, 2020 10:10am
The debate around the march has been polarising: patriarchy vs feminism, values vs rights.
Published 09 Mar, 2020 09:56am
March 8 is the one day in 365 where women take to the streets. They're definitely being heard.
Published 08 Mar, 2020 07:39pm
Members of religious group disrupt Aurat March in Islamabad, situation brought under control by police.
Updated 08 Mar, 2020 09:03pm
The state has absolved itself of the responsibility to enforce laws that protect women from violence.
Published 08 Mar, 2020 08:42am
The walk was organised by Waak Control, a movement started by some women rights activists.
Updated 08 Mar, 2020 09:50am
