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Posts Tagged ‘Pakistani Women’

Why Don’t Women Leave Abusive Husbands?

By Mohammad Yusha • May 15th, 2010 • Category: Features

Whether the husband abuses his wife verbally or physically, turns her into a baby producing machine, tells her to give her career up or whatever it may be, women simply give in. The problem is that women in the subcontinent don’t fight against abuse.
I stumbled across a girl’s blog who had written that if she [...]



Morality Brigades in the Society

By Tazeen • Nov 7th, 2009 • Category: Misc, Worth A Second Look

In Pakistan, people have got two habits in common and they are rampant too. First, everybody must poke his or her nose in other’s matters, and secondly everybody must prescribe a medicine to the ill ones. Whenever people see a boy and a girl going along, either they suspect them or even the more moral-trigger [...]



And we Talk about Equal opportunities and respect for Women!

By Mian Usman • Jul 12th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Read the below the resignation of a female journalist and be part of her cause. She and alot of ladies like her need help from the media and from us all and of course the government.

Article taken from Pakistan Politics - http://pkpolitics.com
URL to article: http://pkpolitics.com/2009/06/24/sexual-harassment-of-female-journalist/
Sexual Harassment of Female Journalist
Posted By admin pkpolitics On June 24, 2009 (11:36 [...]



Limited Opportunities for Ladies in a so called “Gentlemen’s world”

By Mian Usman • Jul 4th, 2009 • Category: Misc, Worth A Second Look

Equal right to women should be given to let them pursue their dreams and be part of Pakistan’s growth.



Pakistani Working Women

By captainjohann • Nov 26th, 2008 • Category: Misc

I cannot but appreciate the working pakistani women who show tremendous guts inspite of the attitude of men surrounding them. It is for Ghazala, Amna, Nazia and others
Here is a girl, who is as much educated as you are;
Who is earning almost as much as you do;
One, who has dreams and [...]



Acid Test For Being Women

By Saleem Khan • Jul 18th, 2008 • Category: Misc, Worth A Second Look

Media reports from different parts of the country over the past few years suggest that the acid attack phenomenon is becoming increasingly [...]



STOP Violence Against Women

By Saleem Khan • Jul 17th, 2008 • Category: Misc, Worth A Second Look

Despite efforts by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and government functionaries, the state of violence against women is turning from bad to worse. Incidents of dissecting women’s body organs in cases of domestic violence are also matter of concern for the authorities concerned.
A report launched by a civil society organisation on the situation of violence against women [...]