Women Rights
FCC says workplace harassment law to only be invoked if it's sexual in nature; legal experts say ruling could “leave some forms of gender-based harassment outside the law”.
Updated 30 Sep, 2026 09:16pm
SDPI study finds only 1.5pc of agricultural households formally recorded as female-headed.
Published 06 Sep, 2026 09:36am
Orders construction of a hostel for working women on priority basis.
Published 07 Aug, 2026 07:03am
“For Pakistan, empowerment of women is not simply a policy objective; it is a national priority," Azam Nazeer Tarar says.
Updated 13 Jul, 2026 06:45pm
A ministerial session is scheduled for Monday; the conference will conclude with the adoption of an "Islamabad Declaration", says law minister.
Updated 13 Jul, 2026 02:11am
Delegates from 57 OIC member states expected to attend 9th OIC Ministerial Conference on Women; law minister to chair the discussion.
Published 11 Jul, 2026 04:23pm
Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan notes law favours protecting interest of female heirs.
Updated 02 Jul, 2026 07:43am
Safer online spaces for women and marginalised groups urged.
Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am
Witnesses say one killed, several wounded; video shows fully veiled women among protesters.
Published 09 Jun, 2026 05:40pm
Court directs that the couple’s “life, honour and property” be protected; lawyer tells court they are receiving threats from relatives.
Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:57pm
Dismisses husband’s appeal against lower courts’ decisions.
Published 31 May, 2026 06:56am
In July 2025, Sidra was summoned from Kashmir, where she had married Usman, and was later killed in front of her family.
Published 20 May, 2026 07:47pm
Women fear the police station more than their abusers. I am an officer and explain why.
Updated 10 May, 2026 04:13pm
The message could not have been clearer: women may gather, but only if they remain politically harmless.
Updated 10 May, 2026 03:11pm
Speeches “against the ‘ideology of Pakistan’ or policies of the state” prohibited; Aurat March Karachi refutes accepting conditions.
Updated 09 May, 2026 06:18pm
Aurat March organisers say they have sent a letter to Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari, seeking help for NOC issuance.
Published 03 May, 2026 11:27pm
Human rights monitors have repeatedly voiced concern about the increasing use of arrest to stifle free speech and peaceful assembly.
Published 22 Mar, 2026 11:52am
When military interventions are framed as rescue missions for women, feminism risks becoming a tool of empire rather than a challenge to it.
Updated 12 Mar, 2026 03:35pm
Approves Benazir Women Agriculture Workers Card; digital system to monitor student attendance, tackle absenteeism to be implemented across Sindh in one year.
Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:07am
“Females were manhandled and beaten up. And when their relatives and friends reached the [police station], they were also locked up," alleges HRCP secretary general.
Published 10 Mar, 2026 12:13am
Police sources say activists detained for violating Section 144; activist says more than 25 held; PPP rights cell calls for organisers' release.
Updated 08 Mar, 2026 09:57pm
Apex court says granting khula without petitioner seeking it legally unsustainable.
Updated 25 Jan, 2026 08:02am
Urges global political systems to move beyond celebration "to real structural change".
Updated 13 Jan, 2026 09:38am
As 2026 dawns, women in Pakistan are left grappling with a stark reality: rape and marital rape continue to be misinterpreted by judges in the country’s highest courts.
Published 10 Jan, 2026 03:07pm
Experts say AI isn’t creating misogyny, but magnifying it, making harmful gender norms appear socially acceptable and widely endorsed.
Updated 10 Dec, 2025 03:40pm
President Zardari stresses need to strengthen legal, economic and social frameworks.
Updated 10 Dec, 2025 08:09am
Speakers call for stronger laws, better reporting mechanisms, increased digital literacy.
Updated 30 Nov, 2025 09:30am
Asks president, services chiefs to refuse their lifetime "perks"; rejects 27th Amendment.
Updated 25 Nov, 2025 07:19pm
Behind closed doors and clinic walls, doctors in Pakistan are treating a rare condition reported in 1 in 5,000 girls: the MRKH syndrome.
Updated 28 Nov, 2025 04:37pm
Justices Minallah, Hasan Rizvi's verdict dismisses man's appeal against SHC order upholding prior decisions that gave his sister share in father's property.
Published 16 Nov, 2025 02:52pm
