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Majority of women in Iceland’s new parliament, European first

Reykjavik, Sept 26 (AFP/APP):In a first in Europe, women hold more than half of the seats in Iceland’s new parliament, final election results showed Sunday. Of the 63 seats in the Althing, 33 were won by women, or 52 percent, according to projections based on […]

A women with a girl filling water bottles at a filtration plant at G-7 sector

A women with a girl filling water bottles at a filtration plant at G-7 sector […]

National men, women judo championships postponed

ISLAMABAD, National men and women judo championships have been postponed for an indefinite period, Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF) said on Saturday. The 27th Men and 10th Women National Judo Championships were scheduled to be held from June 26 to 30 at Qayyum Stadium Peshawar. “The […]

National Men, Women Wushu Championship in Quetta from June 24: Najam Ullah

PESHAWAR, The 23rd National Men and 13th Women Wushu Championships will be held in Quetta from June 24- 28, 2021, Secretary KP Wushu Association Najamullah Safi told APP here on Wednesday. He said to select strong Men and Women teams, the KP Wushu Association have […]

How women in rural Pakistan claiming their independence

LAHORE – The stories on child brides and gender disparities in rural areas of third world countries like Pakistan always make the headlines, but what gets missed out is the positive work that’s taking place through regional and global NGOs. Organiks Plus, a venture established by Hashoo […]

Govt to lift 7 million women out of abject poverty: Sania Nishtar

ISLAMABAD – Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) Dr. Sania Nishtar on Monday said that the government was committed to lift seven million underprivileged women out of abject poverty enabling them to utilize their abilities as a productive citizen. In a message Dr. Sania Nishtar said,“A country cannot […]

Faisalabad’s men, women teams dominate 30m archery event

LAHORE – Faisalabad division’s men and women archery teams dominated the 30m Archery Team event on the second day of 1ts Quaid-e-Azam Open Inter-Division Sports Championship here at Punjab Stadium on Thursday. In the women team archery event, Faisalabad archers demonstrated wonderful performance scoring 776 points ahead […]

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