Tag
Pakistan women's rights

October 21, 2020
Silent Battles: How Pakistani Women Counter Harassment in Cyberspace
By Allia Bukhari
“Unless these issues are addressed in the real world, they will continue to exist and increase in the online world.”

October 14, 2020
Pakistan Police Arrest Key Suspect in Shocking Highway Rape
By Associated Press
The attack shocked Pakistan and galvanized women's rights activists.

September 14, 2020
Is Pakistan Safe for Women?
By Tehreem Azeem
The horrific gang rape of a mother along the highway was not an isolated incident, but comes against a backdrop of regular threats and harassment of women.

March 14, 2020
Behind Pakistani Feminists’ Fight for Rights
By Kaukab Tahir Shairani
Women in Pakistan are bearing the brunt of the country’s Islamic political ideology, in addition to its patriarchy.

March 10, 2020
Why Balochistan Needs Women’s Day
By Mariyam Suleman
Despite some little progress, women in Balochistan are still a very long way from equality.

March 02, 2020
Pakistani Women Are Ready for Another Aurat March. Is Pakistan?
By Tehreem Azeem
Since 2018, the march has attracted fierce criticism, especially online. But the organizers and participants are undaunted.

May 31, 2019
Malala’s Father: ‘I Did Not Clip Her Wings’
By Daud Khattak
In a new book, Ziauddin Yousafzai recounts his struggle to challenge discrimination against girls and women in Pakistan.

March 20, 2019
Pakistan's Women Marched for Their Rights. Then the Backlash Came.
By Tehreem Azeem
What made the Aurat March controversial?

August 31, 2018
Street Harassment in Pakistan
By Tehreem Azeem
Verbal and physical harassment of women is common on Pakistan's streets, with little recourse for victims.

August 03, 2018
Women in Imran Khan's 'New Pakistan'
By Maham Javaid
Will the incoming prime minister deliver a new – and better – Pakistan for the country's women?

January 04, 2018
Pakistan's Jirgas and Women's Rights
By Basit Mahmood
Pakistan's move to legitimize jirga justice will have dire consequences for the country's women.

December 30, 2016
Honor Killings in Afghanistan and Pakistan
By Meha Pumbay
What the two neighbors can learn from each other's efforts to protect women.