ISLAMABAD: Members of Pakistan women’s cricket team have called for renewed efforts to promote their team and have singled out television coverage as the most important factor that could impact their progress. Pakistan women’s cricket team captain Sana Mir told APP, “We defeated Sri Lanka on the last ball and Ireland beat Netherlands by a [...]
Actress Atiqa Odho, a close aide of Pervez Musharraf, has resigned from the former military ruler’s party after she was detained at an airport recently for having two bottles of liquor in her luggage. The development embarrassed Musharraf’s All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) as the consumption of alc ohol by Muslims is prohibited in the [...]
A delegation of Afghan women parliamentarian has arrived in Pakistan with an aim to promote role of women parliamentarians of both the countries in the regional peace and security. Women’s Parliamentary Caucus and East West Institute are co-hosting the visit of the first Afghan Women Parliamentary delegation to Pakistan from June 2 to 4. In [...]
ISLAMABAD: Growing unemployment is leading to exploitation of the situation and sexual abuse of females in the name of jobs by sick-minded influential persons while federal police are living up to their tradition of favouring the influential and pressurising the weaker persons. The alleged sexual abuse of a female by the general manager (GM) of [...]
Ishrat Hyatt Today is Mother’s Day, so let us wish a happy day to all the wonderful mothers who are in this world, wherever they may be. In Pakistan, this celebration is only now beginning to make an impact on our society and signs of celebration can be seen in places, especially the commercial outlets. [...]
Today is Mothers Day – a day specifically marked in the calendar around the globe to honour the women of our society who throughout their lives labour so that their children may have better lives. At first, I didn’t believe in celebrating a day created by the Hallmark Card Company to make profits off emotionally [...]
COLOMBO: Pakistan women wrapped up a successful tour of Sri Lanka by winning the quadrangular one-day international (ODI) series in Colombo on Friday. Pakistan, who earlier won the quadrangular Twenty20 series, bagged the ODI series with a nine-wicket win over Ireland at the Thurstan College Ground. Ireland, who were sent in to bat by Pakistan [...]
LAHORE: Pakistan women badminton players will not adopt new regulations introduced by the World Badminton Federation (WBF) that make it mandatory for them to wear skirts as this is contrary to the principles of their religion, a Pakistan Badminton Federation (PBF) official said on Monday. “WBF should not make wearing of skirts by female players [...]
A U.S. official says al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was far from alone when U.S. forces launched their assault on his compound in Pakistan. The official tells The Associated Press that 23 children and nine women were in the compound that had served as bin Laden’s secret home for six years. The official says the [...]
The US envoy to Pakistan has joined civil society groups in calling on the government to ensure the safety of Mukhtaran Mai, who shot to prominence for her campaign to bring to justice the men who gang-raped her, following the Supreme Court’s verdict freeing most of those accused of raping her. “Following the release of [...]
