THE Protection of Women (Criminal Laws Amendment) Act, 2006 enacted on Dec 1, 2006 was the culmination of more than twenty-seven years of protests against the Zina and Qazf Ordinances.
IS it a day of celebration for women in Pakistan? You would ask. What would a woman celebrate in this country, with its entrenched patriarchy, its killing fields, its one
INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day, one of the few surviving legacies of the socialist values of yore, seeks to commemorate the unacknowledged contribution of women to the development and growth of the
The Women Development Department Sindh which was created back, in 2003 along with Directorate of Women Development Sindh the sole women development agency at provincial level. There was only one
ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf reiterated the government’s commitment to a better and safer future for Pakistani women on Friday, and expressed his hope that the newly elected government will further
RAWALPINDI, March 7: The United Nations has urged national governments and development partners to invest more in women and girls and step up financial contributions and commitments to promote gender
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