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 Sikh women in Pakistan

While women in India have made great progress since their participation, their counterparts in Pakistan continue to...

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...

16pc women in Pakistan's Quetta are employed, survey finds

The 'Women in the Workforce in Quetta' survey, which was carried out by World Bank, showed that only 16 Per Cent...

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...

No polio campaign for 6 months in Pak's Mehsud belt: Report

Shahzad Baig said that 99 per cent of women in Pakistan's North and South Waziristan have not been included in the...

17 pc seats reserved for women in local polls vacant in Islamabad

The participation of women in Pakistan remains negligible as about 17 per cent of seats reserved for women in the...

Violence against women up in Pakistan's Punjab: Report

Criminal activities against women in Punjab province of Pakistan have skyrocketed with a surge in sexual crimes by...

Many women in Pakistan still do not have national ID cards

According to Trust for Democratic Education and Accountability, a non-profit organization, almost 2.6 million women...

Hindu women remain unsafe in Pakistan

Hindu women in Pakistan reel under insecurity among rising cases of abductions, especially in Sindh.

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: 15-year-old Hindu girl abducted in Sindh

Sindh [Pakistan], October 12 (ANI): A 15-year-old Hindu girl Chanda Maharaj has been abducted from Hyderabad in...