Women empowerment Archives

Mahwish Sharif fights prejudice to become first deaf doctor in Balochistan

Dr. Mahwish Sharif, 29, the first doctor in Balochistan suffering from a hearing impairment, overcame a long period of prejudice to finish...

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Pakistan’s Tanzila Khan wins Amal Clooney Women’s Empowerment Award

Pakistani entrepreneur and activist Tanzila Khan has been bestowed with the Prince’s Trust International Amal Clooney Women’s Empowerment Award at The 2022...

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Soul Sisters Pakistan founder Kanwal Ahmed interviewed by YouTube CEO

Kanwal Ahmed, a distinguished Pakistani motivator, activist, entrepreneur, executive producer, and founder of the Facebook page Soul Sisters Pakistan, has been spotted...

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SBP directs banks to employ 20% women by 2023

State Bank of Pakistan has directed banks across the country to employ at least 20 percent of women by 2023. Addressing the...

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Pakistan launches national gender policy framework to empower women

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Ministry of Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives launched the National Gender Policy Framework intended...

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Hunarmand Nojawan, Facebook to train 10,000 females in micro-entrepreneurship

Punjab’s Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority, in collaboration with Meta formally known as Facebook had trained 3,000 women and were planning...

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Maya Ali features in Filmfare’s Most Influential Women 2021

A great achievement- Maya Ali has succeeded to grasp her position in Filmfare UAE’s list of most influential women this year. ‘I...

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More women universities to be set up by Punjab government

The government would set up new women universities in the province, the provincial minister said during the assembly’s Question Hour session. During...

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Women in Punjab reported 8,797 cases mostly of rape, domestic violence in 2020

In the era of 2019 and 2020, women in Punjab had gone through shockingly high occurrences of harassment, rape, sexual assault, kidnapping...

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Pakistan’s Malala, Abia, Laila make it to ‘BBC 100 Women 2021’

Winning the world with their absolute willpower, drive, and involvement, three Pakistani women have made their place in BBC 100 Women list....

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Swedish Embassy, UN Women Pakistan join hands to end violence against women

Due to the 16 days of activism against the gender-based violence movement all over the globe, UN Women Pakistan and the Swedish...

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Female stalking to be made an offence with imprisonment & fine

A new step uplifting women esteem- The ministry of law recommended making “female stalking” an offence by addition of Section 354B in...

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Govt announces 50 percent plus benefits policy for women in Ehsaas

The government has disclosed the “50 percent Plus Benefits” policy for women in the framework of Ehsaas to empower them, said Special Assistant to the Prime...

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Iceland will have a male-majority parliament after election recount

Iceland briefly celebrated electing a female-majority parliament for the first time in Europe on Sunday, before a recount showed there will still...

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Swat establishes its first women police station

The Swat district of Hussain Valley in the Malakand Division has made history by setting up of its first women police station. The entire...

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Women daily wagers from Khairpur building Pakistan’s date trade

The women working in the date-growing farms in Khairpur are daily wagers, can earn between Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000 a month. The district produces 700,000...

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81 women killed for ‘honour’ across Punjab

At least 81 women have been reported to be killed in the name of Honour across the Punjab in 2021, highest number...

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Saudi allows women to register for Hajj 2021 without male dependent

Saudi Arabia has made it possible for women to register for the annual Hajj trip in 2021 without the need for a...

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Woman tennis player breaking taboos in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa tennis player Oreen Jasia, the champion of Captain Shaheed Roohullah Khan Tennis Championship, believes that women need to be highlighted....