For anyone following the news from Pakistan, the past few weeks have made for grim reading when it comes to violence

As the recent abduction of nearly 300 Nigerian girls by terror group Boko Haram sheds light on the dramatic situation

The Pakistan Women's Day was celebrated on Wednesday in commemoration of the events of February 12, 1983.

To highlight the issues of inter-faith harmony and rights of women at the national level, AAWAZ, in collaboration wit

The role of women in politics of the country from the platform of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) was filled

The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that there was no cruelty bigger than depriving women from their right to vote.

To initiate consultation with different stakeholders on laws for women's issues, the Sindh government formed an eight

UN Women is set to launch a five-year programme on social stabilisation and reconstruction.

Civil society activists in India are hopeful the government led by Nawaz Sharif will work towards improving ties with

Rural Women demands right to land, employment quota for rural women, protection of violence against women and a compr

The Gender Concerns International's Gender Election Monitoring (GEM) Mission has deployed 15 international and 50 nat

“My sole motive is to serve my people, especially women who have had no role in politics so far.

For most women in Pakistan's war-torn and ultra-conservative frontier region, casting a vote in an election is an imp

The majority of the women elected to the last Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on reserved seats have applied for tickets

Former Special Representative of UN Secretary General and Head of Mission in Liberia Ellen Margrethe Loej has urged P

A civil society activist on Tuesday filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking direct elections of wo

PESHAWAR, 7 January 2013 (IRIN) - There was no warning when gunmen killed seven aid workers with local NGO Support Wi

Several of them are regular visitors to Peshawar High Court where their respective cases have long been pending.

Other districts are Lahore, Okara, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Sialkot, Gujrat, DG Khan, Pakpattan, Muzaffargar

Activists said the provincial government should appoint an ombudsperson to redress women's complaints against harassm

It was stressed that representation of women in Parliament and the Senate must be between 33 and 50 per cent.

Afridi's death, as one of the very few Pashtun women leaders in any field, leaves a large gap and begs the question o

Legal Awareness Programme for Human Rights (LAPH) organised the workshop to sensitise journalists to the issue and wa