Monday, July 8, 2024

Women

U.S. pledges $3.5 million to UN Women to prevent violence against women in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - The United States (U.S.) Department of State and UN Women (the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women) Headquarters signed a three-year agreement, providing a grant of USD 3.5 million to support UN Women...

Pakistani youth strive to make Cities and Public Spaces safe for Women

Pakistani youth present their ideas for Safe Cities & Public Spaces for women and girls LAHORE -- Pakistani youth act to make public places safe, secure and welcoming for women by pitching street savvy ideas to remove restrictions that hinder...

Returned US Summer Sisters Exchange students share their inspiring experiences

The Summer Sisters Institute offers unique educational experience and mentor promising young Pakistani female students from historically disadvantaged backgrounds. ISLAMABAD -- Young Pakistani female students, who recently participated in the Summer Sisters Exchange Program by United States, now aim to...

Brilliant and resilient women of Pakistan celebrate their achievements

Around 100 amazing Pakistani women gathered to celebrate their achievements and vowed to remove barriers to create an inclusive society for all. by Sana Jamal ISLAMABAD  – “Disability is not a disease but a lifestyle! We have to come forward together...

Australia funds new women hostel King Edward Medical University students

Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan Margaret Adamson and Punjab Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Secretary Najam Ahmed Shah inaugurated a new hostel at the King Edward Medical University’s College of Ophthalmology and Allied Vision Sciences (COAVS), in Lahore. The hostel...

Pakistan’s women police officers get 5 new buses from U.S. Embassy

Pakistan's National Highway & Motorway Police receives 5 buses from United States which will provide transportation to 200 women police officers ISLAMABAD – American Embassy’s Director of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Katie Stana presented five mini buses valued at...

Angela Merkel named world’s most powerful woman for sixth year

For the first time, top women from Scotland, Myanmar, Mauritius, Nepal, Croatia, Taiwan and Lithuania have been included in the list NEW YORK (United States of America) - Top American magazine Forbes has announced German Chancellor Angela Merkel as the world’s most powerful...

Germany funds project supporting women’s rights in Pakistan

Closing the gaps between men and women in health, education, politics and economic participation will contribute to a more equitable and more prosperous society in Pakistan, German Ambassador said ISLAMABAD - German Ambassador Ina Lepel and Omer Aftab, CEO of...

Pakistan’s ‘Flight of the Falcons’ wins award at 2016 New York Festivals

The film follows the journey of one Pakistani schoolteacher and her three students as they struggle to fight against child marriage, corporal punishment and societal pressures Pakistan filmmaker's documentary  ‘Flight Of The Falcons’ has won the Gold Medal in the...

Gender responsive policies can increase women workforce, economic empowerment

“Denying equal opportunities and participation to almost half of our population simply means we're wasting a lot of untapped potential” ISLAMABAD - A comprehensive report, highlighting different facets of Pakistani women’s economic empowerment, recommends gender responsive infrastructure in places such...

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Keir Starmer becomes UK’s new prime minister as Labour wins UK general election 2024

UK Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer has become prime minister of UK after a ceremonial meeting with King Charles III on July 5, 2024. Starmer has led Labour to secure a landslide victory in the UK’s 2024 general election to end 14 years of Conservative rule.