HYDERABAD: After denying rape for two days allegedly under certain pressures, a polio worker in Jacobabad district disclosed before the court on Friday that she was subjected to rape during the immunisation campaign on September 11. She testified before the court that
KARACHI: Women and girls in Sindh’s health, education, and agriculture sectors bear the brunt of socio-economic and political oppression, mainly due to the control of feudal and tribal lords over assemblies and bureaucratic structures, stated Akram Ali Khaskheli, President of the Hari
KARACHI: Amina Sohail veers through heavy traffic to pick up her next passenger despite the sight of a woman riding a motorcycle drawing stares. The 28-year-old is the first woman in her family to enter the workforce, a pattern emerging in urban
SUKKUR: Motorcycle-riding armed men gunned down a schoolteacher near a power grid station within the jurisdiction of Kashmore police station in Kandhkot-Kashmore district on 22 August. Family sources said the schoolteacher, Fahad Khoso, was going to his school when the assailants fired
Family members and local political leaders on 20 August 2024 attended the funeral prayers for a man and his daughter who were killed as a result of reckless driving on Karsaz on Monday. Moreover, an FIR of the incident was also lodged.
The research investigates the impact of digitalization and automation on women’s employment in Pakistan, revealing that women constitute only 22% of the labor force, with a staggering 67.2% employed in agriculture. It highlights significant gender disparities, noting that urban women have a
The federal government has urged the non-profit Saylani Welfare International Trust (SWIT) to be a partner in the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme. The offer to this effect was extended by PM’s Youth Programme Chairman Rana Mashood Ahmad Khan, who visited the head
About 20% of the country’s total labour force consists of females who play a vital role in the development and production process of the country. Unfortunately, due to negligence on the part of the government as well as employers, a large number
A dark head emerges, followed by the torso. The balding man heaves himself up, hands on the sides of the manhole, as he is helped by two men. Gasping for breath, the man, who seems to be in his late 40s, sits
Parliamentarians need to take the initiative to ratify three crucial International Labor Organization conventions that are essential for industrial peace, safety and health of workers, and boosting exports. The positive point is that all three Pakistani constituents of the ILO are on