In light of Pakistan’s fourth periodic report to the CEDAW Committee in Geneva on 12 February, UN Women spoke to the recently appointed Chairperson of the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW). The new and autonomous Commission became part of the constitution on 8 March, 2012.
Amidst growing call from lawmakers to strip US aid to the country, Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar will arrive on Tuesday to hold a series of meetings with top US officials including the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The End Violence Against Women & Girls (EVAW/G) Alliance August 6 put forth a charter of demand (COD) to the Pakistani government to protect, promote and sustain the rights of women and girls, with particular focus on woman NGO workers and women’s rights activists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and th
In Pakistan, where instability, distrust, violence and political rivalries can impede interaction among political parties, women and young people — the majority of the population — often have difficulty making their voices heard.
Aurat Foundation and other civil society organisations, including Legislative Watch Group, Violence Against Women Watch Group and Citizen Action Committees for Women Rights, expressing solidarity with women MPAs, strongly condemned the gender-biased behaviour of the treasury members, particularly
Ghinva Bhutto, the widow of Benazir Bhutto's brother Mir Murtaza, is getting to ready to join politics and contest Pakistan's general elections to rival her famous sister-in-law and former prime minister.
One of the major reasons women are prevented from voting is that their participation in the decision-making process is against centuries-old tribal traditions. No party -- whether liberal or conservative -- is ready to challenge these traditions.
Though launched by the prominent advocacy group, Women’s Action Forum, the WCP includes eminent doctors, members of civil society, the legal fraternity, journalists and ordinary ‘peaceful’ citizens to "counter violence through peace" and as a reaction to the May 12 ethnic violence that rocked Kar