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Afghanistan now ‘most repressive country’ for women, UN envoy tells Security Council

Posted on March 10, 2023

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 09 (APP): Afghanistan under the Taliban remains the “most repressive country in the world [for] women’s rights”, the senior UN official in Kabul has told the Security Council, while nevertheless voicing a nuanced position on the importance of continuing to engage with […]

FM Bilawal calls for monitoring crimes against women in territories under foreign occupation

Posted on March 9, 2023

ISLAMABAD 08 Mar (Online): Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has underscored the need for establishing a monitoring mechanism for crimes committed against women and girls in territories under foreign occupation, including Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. He stated this during a high-level debate in […]

Info Secretary calls for countering social taboos associated with women-folk

Posted on March 9, 2023

ISLAMABAD 08 Mar (Online): Secretary Information and Broadcasting Shahera Shahid has called for countering social taboos associated with the women-folk and facilitating their mainstreaming. In a video message on the occasion of International Women’s Day on Wednesday, she said people will become used to with […]

Essential legislation made in parliament to ensure women’s rights: Law Minister

Posted on March 9, 2023

ISLAMABAD, MARCH 08 (oNLINE): Minister for Law and Justice, Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar has asked PTI Chairman Imran Khan to review his approach and shun his duplicity in connection with upholding rule of law. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Wednesday, he said ‘Save […]

HYDERABAD: ‘Aurat March’ held to mark Int’l Women Day

Posted on March 9, 2023

HYDERABAD, Mar 08 (APP):’Aurat March’ was held here on Wednesday to mark International Women Day. A large number of women and girls while holding placards and banners inscribed with slogans in favour of women’s rights, participated in the rally taken out from Shehbaz building to […]

11 policemen injured during PTI riots

Posted on March 9, 2023

LAHORE, Mar 08 (APP): Several police officers and personnel were seriously injured during the violent riots of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), here on Wednesday. In a statement, Lahore Police’s Spokesman said that 11 police personnel, including 2 DSPs, 1 SHO were injured due to violence of […]

Election Commission of Pakistan summons Interior, Finance secretaries for briefing

Posted on March 9, 2023

ISLAMABAD, Mar 08 (APP): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has summoned the secretaries of ministries of Interior and Finance for a briefing on the security arrangements and funding for the upcoming elections of the provincial assemblies of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to an […]

Motie leads West Indies fightback against South Africa in 2nd Test

Posted on March 9, 2023

Johannesburg, March 8 (AFP/APP):Aiden Markram helped South Africa race to a strong start before the West Indies fought back on the first day of the second Test in Johannesburg on Wednesday. Left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie picked up three wickets as South Africa closed on 311 […]

Governor Punjab regrets ad-hocism in public sector universities

Posted on March 9, 2023

LAHORE, Mar 08 (APP):Punjab Governor Muhammad Balighur Rehman has regretted the fact that public universities are being run on ad-hocism in the absence of regular appointments against statutory seats. Presiding over a meeting regarding appointments against vacant statutory seats in public sector universities at the […]

LARKANA: Women’s role for better society hailed

Posted on March 9, 2023

LARKANA, Mar 08 (APP): Commissioner Ghanwer Ali Leghari Wednesday on the occasion of International Women’s Day said that women played an important role for the betterment of society as the rights pertaining to their rights had been guaranteed in the constitution. This he said while […]

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Afghanistan now ‘most repressive country’ for women, UN envoy tells Security Council

FM Bilawal calls for monitoring crimes against women in territories under foreign occupation

Info Secretary calls for countering social taboos associated with women-folk

Essential legislation made in parliament to ensure women’s rights: Law Minister

HYDERABAD: ‘Aurat March’ held to mark Int’l Women Day

11 policemen injured during PTI riots

Election Commission of Pakistan summons Interior, Finance secretaries for briefing

Motie leads West Indies fightback against South Africa in 2nd Test

Governor Punjab regrets ad-hocism in public sector universities

LARKANA: Women’s role for better society hailed

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