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  • A jirga of women, by women and for women

    Looking committed to claiming rights for the women in their remote, small village of Mansehra, a group of 16 women have pioneered a women-only jirga...

    Complaining about the local men-only jirgas letting those subjecting women to excesses, especially in honour killing and blood feud cases, off scot-free, these spirited members of a conservative society took oath as members of the new dispute resolution council on the grassy premises...

  • The claim that women are respected in Pakistan doesn't hold true: Uks, PWMN on mob attack on Lahore woman

    KARACHI: Uks Research Centre and Pakistani Women’s Media Network (PWMN) have strongly condemned the August 14, 2021 incident when a woman was assaulted by 400 men near Lahore's Minar-i-Pakistan while the nation was celebrating Pakistan’s 74th Independence Day...

    If you believe women are equal citizens of this country, then prove it with strong legislations and safety mechanisms that would make women feel safe anywhere at any time of...

  • Pakistan women cricket team qualifies for Women's World Cup

    Pakistan women cricket team qualified for the upcoming Women's World Cup in England despite being demolished by India women cricket team by seven wickets at Colombo's P Sara Oval, reported espncricinfo...

    India's Ekta Bisht showed her career-best returns during the match as she took five wickets for eight runs in 10 overs, paving the way for Pakistan's collapse at 67...

  • Portfolio: Lahore Lahore hai

    Depicting Lahore in images is an old practice and its early patterns could be found in the miniature paintings of the Mughal era...

    Lahore, being the cultural hub, played a vital role in the arts, literature and culture in the mid-20th century; especially, visual art was inspired by the rich panoramic beauty of the walled city and life around its 13 gates, so an exclusive genre of cityscape came into existence, as early as the...

  • Women bikers in Lahore hit road

    LAHORE: Around 70 helmeted women gathered on The Mall on Sunday for a motorcycle rally...

    The women rode their bikes from Alhamra Gate on the Mall to Kashmir Road, Edgerton Road, and returned to the starting point...

  • More women doctors share harassment tales in Lahore

    LAHORE: Initially, seven doctors mustered up the courage to speak up about certain unidentified people blackmailing them through stolen social media and mobile phone data...

    Now, more women doctors and medical students have come up with complaints about being blackmailed by some unidentified people...

  • Two shopkeepers held for torture of women in Lahore

    LAHORE: Police on Thursday arrested two shopkeepers a day after a video showed them torturing two women suspected to have committed theft...

    The police authorities in Lahore initially remained indifferent to the incident that occurred on Wednesday, drawing flak from a cross-section of society...

  • FIA arrests 2 in Lahore for harassing women with 'objectionable' pictures, videos

    The Federal Investigation Agency's (FIA) Cyber Crime Wing has arrested two individuals in Lahore in response to separate complaints of women being harassed through "objectionable" pictures and videos, it emerged on Monday...

    The suspect was arrested after a case was registered against him under Sections 20, 21 and 24 of Peca 2016 and Section 109 (abetment) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC)...

  • Women in Lahore take part in Aurat March with feminist flourish

    LAHORE: Women, along with other gender minorities, took to the streets as a part of the Aurat March as they walked from the press club to the PIA Building on Egerton Road to mark the International Women’s Day 2021 on Monday...

    The demonstrators gathered outside the Lahore Press Club at around 2pm and began their procession towards the PIA Building where they ended the walk and held a sit-in where they performed the anti-rape anthem......

  • Women, transpersons make their voices heard in Lahore

    LAHORE: The Egerton Road reverberated with loud sloganeering on Tuesday as hundreds of women, transgender persons and men marched from the press club to the PIA office to mark the International Women’s Day...

    The procession, which commenced at 2pm under a tight security cover by over 300 police men and women, was primarily led by women and transpersons of all ages and social standings demanding their right to freedom of movement,...

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