International Women’s Day is being celebrated worldwide today, including in Pakistan. The day focuses on raising awareness about women’s rights and their vital role in society. This year’s theme is “For All Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.” The observance highlights the importance of gender equality and urges action to overcome the challenges women […]
equality
KP govt to allocate Rs50 million for welfare of transgender community
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government while bringing provincial policy on the rights of transgender persons has proposed Rs. 50 million as the endowment fund for the welfare of the transgender community. This disclosure was made at a provincial consultation organized jointly by the Social Welfare Department Govt of KP, Women Parliamentary Caucus of KP Assembly and […]
Equality of citizenship
90 years ago when Jinnah stood up to speak on the Child Marriages Restraint Bill in the Indian central legislature, no one amongst the Hindus said to him “You are a Muslim and you should not speak on this matter.” The bill was introduced to stop the practice of child marriages in India, which at […]
Qistas: equity not equality
Gender equality is an issue on a significant rise these days. We hear the chant “Equality, Equality” from all sides, but while some women have a problem with the fact that people don’t understand the true meaning of the word “feminism”, some men are of the opinion that women voicing their concern for fundamental rights, […]