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World

India’s SC rules divorced Muslim women can seek maintenance from ex-husbands

Court dismisses man's petition challenging maintenance order for divorced wife

Published 10 Jul, 2024 02:23pm

Pakistan

Swat’s Hadiqa Bashir wins Global Citizen award for women’s rights work

Bashir is only 22 and has worked against underaged marriages in the area

Published 21 Mar, 2024 02:21pm

Life & Style

Celina Jaitly calls for respecting women after sharing her most trolled photograph

‘It’s easy to troll someone when they aren’t looking or when they can’t fight back,’ says Indian actress

Published 10 Mar, 2024 08:17pm

World

Japan couples file suit seeking separate surnames

Suit seeks 'confirmation of illegality of the government's failure to amend the law'

Published 08 Mar, 2024 05:42pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s women ‘Rowdy Riders’ take on traffic and tradition

Since 2017, self-described ‘Rowdies’ have swollen in number to over 1,500 housewives, students and professionals

Published 08 Mar, 2024 05:27pm

Pakistan

Senate passes resolution stressing gender equality as Women’s day celebrated in Pakistan

Calls for effective legal system to eliminate violence against women

Published 08 Mar, 2024 01:15pm

Pakistan

Hundreds attend women’s day marches, counter-protests in Pakistan

Aurat March Islamabad accuses police of beating participants

Updated 09 Mar, 2024 12:51am

Pakistan

Lawyer claims Dr Aafia Siddiqui was sexually assaulted in US prison

Says she was also sexually abused at Bagram jail as an interrogation tactic

Published 05 Dec, 2023 09:56pm

Pakistan

SC ruled, woman to get property from uncle after 34 years

Justice Isa says there has never been a case where a woman deprrived a man of his rights

Updated 26 Oct, 2023 02:11pm

Life & Style

Raima Khan aka ‘Chammo’ of Kabli Pulao sheds light on society’s hypocrisy

'There were many Chammu in our society who could raise,' says Raima

Published 24 Oct, 2023 09:35am

Pakistan

Professor in Bannu forced to renounce scientific beliefs by local clerics

He was socially boycotted after discussing women’s rights, scientific facts

Published 21 Oct, 2023 04:41pm

World

Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize

The award will be presented at a formal ceremony in Oslo on December 10

Updated 06 Oct, 2023 03:07pm

Pakistan

Charbagh to organise women’s cricket match after deciding location, says AC

DSP and AC had arrived at spot and cancelled the event

Updated 02 Oct, 2023 08:01pm

World

UK’s NHS advised to ensure women privacy after report on hospital wards

UK govt has been extremely clear about ensuring women’s rights to privacy, says PM's spokesperson

Published 15 Aug, 2023 11:35am

Pakistan

Study on nikkahnamas and reigstrars shows alarming practices

In many cases, the age of the bride is not mentioned at all

Published 08 Aug, 2023 11:16pm

Pakistan

Another case involving indecent behaviour towards a girl surfaces in Karachi

The victim was molested in FB Area

Updated 02 Aug, 2023 05:18pm

Life & Style

Aurat March Lahore appalled by women harassment at university

Stresses need for ‘well thought out’ sexual harassment policies

Updated 22 Jul, 2023 11:54pm

Pakistan

Buner jirga mandates inheritance for women, bans dowry

Jirga also says students should not be allowed to have smartphones

Published 14 Jun, 2023 02:20pm

World

China ‘concerned’ about impact of Afghan policies on women’s rights

Qin’s comments at a regional summit in Samarkand

Published 14 Apr, 2023 12:03pm

World

Bangladeshi cleric among four held for stoning woman over affair

Applying sharia law in criminal cases is illegal in Bangladesh

Published 10 Apr, 2023 05:21pm

Pakistan

Islamabad professor dismissed after harassment proven

The professor sent inappropriate texts to a female student

Published 16 Mar, 2023 09:45pm

Business & Economy

Miftah Ismail’s advice for developing Pakistan

Former finance minister stresses need for increasing number of school-going children

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:40pm

Pakistan

Punjab government won’t be hindrance to Aurat March in Lahore: minister

Reservations of organisers have been allayed, claims Interim information minister Amir Mir

Updated 05 Mar, 2023 12:07pm

Sports

Australia win Women’s T20 World Cup for sixth time

South Africa captain Sune Luus hails Australia for 'setting a benchmark for other teams to live up to'

Published 26 Feb, 2023 11:42pm

Pakistan

Spanish police arrest father of two women killed in Pakistan

The girls were strangled in 2022

Updated 23 Feb, 2023 10:47am

Sports

Dar equals record as Pakistan spin bowlers restrict West Indies

Feat came during a Women's T20 World Cup match at Paarl's Boland Park

Published 19 Feb, 2023 09:22pm

Sports

India beat Pakistan in Women’s T20 World Cup match

Rodrigues, Ghosh lead her side to seven-wicket win over arch-rivals

Published 12 Feb, 2023 11:04pm

Sports

Five memorable India-Pakistan women’s T20 battles

Arch-rivals will meet on Sunday

Published 11 Feb, 2023 01:03pm

Sports

Pakistan hope to put women’s cricket on map at T20 World Cup

The team hopes to get recognition at home and abroad

Published 07 Feb, 2023 09:16am

Pakistan

Islamabad rapists at large three days after the incident

The woman was assaulted by armed men in F-9 Park

Published 05 Feb, 2023 02:38pm