Tag - Pakistan

Mandira S | Sep 27 2007
bbbtrew
Once again Pakistan has hit the headline and earned the bad repute, however, not for its increasing terrorist or political controversies this time, but for ever degrading condition of women in the nation, generally dominated by male. In...
Pooja | Sep 8 2007
women beheaded
Two women were forced to part with their heads, you read it right, I'm talking about heads! They were beheaded after getting a tag of prostitution; Islamic militants in Pakistan reprimanded the Taliban- style justice to the vulnerable women....
Bhawana Negi | Oct 10 2005
For a change, Gen Pervez Musharraf did open his mouth against the US, where he hardly finds anything wrong! He said that rape and other kinds of violence against women are a global phenomenon and that it would be factually incorrect to single out...
Bhawana Negi | Oct 10 2005
Woman-bashing apart, a survey has sprung forth some figures that suggest that Pakistan gives a better deal to its women, at least in the political arena. In a surprising revelation, the Inter-Parliamentary Union has put forth some data that gives the...
AP | Oct 8 2005
The sport of soccer is not just about the competition, but also about realisation of the sense of freedom. Is it for this reason that Pakistani women have decided to go for their first national soccer championship, though under restricted conditions? The.
AP | Oct 8 2005
 violence
In Pakistan, a clear picture of violation of women rights, injustice and discrimination against women can be seen. A research conducted by the United Nations revealed that 50 percent of the women in Pakistan are physically assaulted and 90 percent are...
Pooja | May 3 2007
women in pakistan 09
There is plethora of suicide attempts in Pakistan and in both the cases the reason has been the same- forced obedience. A 2-year analysis of all such reports in a major newspaper in Pakistan showed 306 suicides reported from 35 cities. While, we are..
Pooja | Apr 28 2007
burqavaganza
Enraged Islamist lawmakers have persuaded the Pakistan government to stop a theatre group staging a satirical play 'Burqavaganza'; it's about the burqa, the all-covering head-to-toe garment worn by conservative Muslim women. In the play, young men...
Pooja | Apr 10 2007
nilofar bakhtiar
A judicial body in Pakistan issued a fatwa against tourism minister Nilofar Bakhtiar for posing in an 'obscene manner' with French paraglider pilots, asserted a top cleric. Authorities have summoned the government to reprimand and discharge her from..
Pooja | Apr 2 2007
bhutto
Exiled former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is all set to reiterate the Province in spite of probable arrest and also she doesn't rule out running for the first woman of the country. Pakistani courts under President Pervez Musharraf have...

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