Shaheena Shaheen, a talk show host at state-owned broadcaster Pakistan Television and editor of a local magazine, was shot dead at her home in Turbat on Saturday evening. Police in southwest Pakistan have launched a hunt for the killers, with her ... Read More »
Pakistan has patriarchal and some what misogynistic attitude towards women. Pakistani women police officers play the vital role in difficult conditions, especially in the rural areas of Pakistan, where women officers work in upper Sindh without even a toilet at ... Read More »
Inheritance right is one of the most ignored gender issues owing to biased interpretations of religious directives and deep-rooted patriarchal customary practices denying women their due right Women’s ability to own and control land in Pakistan is determined by statutory, ... Read More »
The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC), the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) have strongly condemned the life threats against investigative journalist Ahmad Noorani “for writing an investigative piece about the business fortunes of close ... Read More »
Bureau Chief of 24News TV, Sagheer Chaudhry attempted self immolation in front of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory (Pemra) Headquarters to stage protest against the banning of transmission. On Monday, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) had called for a ... Read More »
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