Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Aima Baig to Start Me Too Movement for Pakistani Women

Aima Baig

Pakistani Singer Aima Baig Launches Me Too Movement. Baig expressed her commitment to empowering Pakistani women on Instagram. She also revealed her next original single is set to be released on August 18. Prominent Pakistani singer Aima Baig has vowed to launch a Me Too movement in the country to fight against predators and cheaters. … Read more

PHC orders to issue POC to Afghan husbands of Pakistani women

PHC

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court(PHC) ordered to issue Pakistan Origin Card (POC) to Afghan husbands of Pakistani women.

Justice Ejaz Anwar and Justice Shakeel Ahmed heard the petitions of Pakistani women who married Afghan nationals in the Peshawar High Court.

During the hearing, the petitioner’s counsel told the court that the petitioner women are married to Afghan nationals and the petitioner women also have children but their husbands were not issued POC cards.

The petitioner’s counsel said that the women and their children were facing difficulties due to non-issuance of POC cards to their husbands.

On which the court ordered the Afghan husbands of the applicant women to issue POC cards according to the law and said that facilities should be created for the applicant women. The applicant should not be harassed.

It should be noted that even earlier, the Peshawar High Court approved the applications of 109 Afghans and ordered them to be issued Pakistan Origin Cards.

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President reiterates commitment towards women’s socioeconomic empowerment

President Women

President Alvi reiterates commitment towards women empowerment The president also called upon society to play the role He said digital technologies could create new opportunities for women ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has reiterated Pakistan’s commitment towards women’s socio-economic empowerment and inclusion in all sectors of life and providing them equal opportunities to excel and … Read more

PM Shehbaz Sharif underscores society’s joint support for women’s emancipation

PM women

PM Shehbaz underscores importance of women development He termed women the ‘pride of the nation He felicitated women in Pakistan and across the globe ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said that the government is committed to ensuring equal and just rights for women in the country by providing them opportunities in all … Read more

International Women’s Day: Pakistani Women’s Growing Presence in Science & Technology

International Women's Day

International Women’s Day celebrates Pakistani women’s involvement. Over half a million enrolled in STEM courses. Several leading the country’s startup ecosystem. It is International Women’s Day on March 8, and its theme is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. It’s a day to celebrate Pakistani women’s involvement in science and technology. Nearly half a … Read more

E-commerce trade to create business opportunities for Pakistani women: envoy

E-commerce

ISLAMABAD: In the present era of e-commerce, there are business opportunities for Pakistani women in the global markets, including Indonesia, a diplomat said. “The volume of e-commerce market in Indonesia would reach $50 billion by 2025, which could be fully utilised by [the] Pakistani businesswomen, Indonesian Ambassador Adam Mulawarman Tugio told APP, while he was … Read more

Breast cancer claims 40,000 lives yearly in Pakistan

Breast cancer

KARACHI: As October is observed as world Breast Cancer Awareness Month across the world, it has emerged that in Pakistan, due to lack of awareness, the disease claims 40,000 lives every year. Oncologist Dr Ali Shazif Baquri while talking to Bol News said that the mortality rate was so high in Pakistan because 70 per … Read more