Most Pay Lip Service to Women Empowerment, Dr. Vishakha Tripathi

New Delhi [India], November 28: Kunda, a small town in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh district, was once surrounded by...

Plight of women in Pak prisons 'A Nightmare for Everyone'

The Pakistani prisons are one of the most overcrowded ones in the world, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW)...

Plight of women in Pakistan deteriorates amid forced marriages

As women in Pakistan continue to bear the brunt of forced marriages and conversions, some have also succeeded to...

Aurat March: Pak brutality highlights gender-based violence

The police lathi-charge on participants of the Aurat (Women's) march in Islamabad (8 March 2023) provides the...

NHRC issues notice to the Maharashtra Govt

The Commission has issued a notice to the Chief Secretary Government of Maharashtra on the same calling for a...

ICC raises concern over plight of women's cricket in Afghanistan

At the competition in South Africa, where 16 teams are competing, Afghanistan is the only 'Full Member' who is not...

Pakistan: More than 600 Muzaffargarh teachers denied salaries

Muzaffargarh [Pakistan], October 22 (ANI): As many as 650 women teachers of the Punjab Literacy Department have been...

Pakistan: Punjab records highest number of cases of women abuse

Islamabad [Pakistan], October 19 (ANI): Official data shows that a total of 15,750 complaints were made by women in...

Pakistan women journalists fight for equality

Islamabad [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): Gender pay gap, gender bias-ness, and unfair treatment of female employees...

Women are more likely than men to suffer during natural disasters

Islamabad [Pakistan], August 28 (ANI): Women are more likely than men to suffer when disaster strikes, a...

Afghan women's fight for rights continues under Taliban regime

Kabul [Afghanistan], July 4 (ANI): The plight of women in Afghanistan continues to be deplorable despite the tall...

Int'l community cannot ignore Afghan crisies: UN official

Washington [US], October 15 (ANI): The international community cannot look away from the multiple crises unfolding...