ISLAMABAD: More than a quarter of Pakistan’s women workforce have been fired or suspended as the lockdown to curb the novel coronavirus came into effect, while a majority of those laid off reported they had not been paid their dues, a survey report released Friday indicated. According to a survey of 904 respondents conducted by the Free and Fair Election…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Shibli Faraz as the new information minister and Lt-Gen (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa as his special assistant on information and broadcasting, removing Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan from the post with immediate effect. “The Prime Minister has been pleased to remove Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan from the office of Special Assistant…
Kashmir Women’s Movement (KWM) and Organisation of Kashmir Coalition (OKC) organised a COVID-19 KASHMIR WOMEN’S CONFERENCE via video link in which included politicians, lawyers and human rights defenders, academics and jurists. Among others, who took part in the conference included: Dr Shireen Mazari – Federal Minister for Human Rights, Pakistan; Shamim Shawl – Permanent Representative to the United Nations, IMWU;…
“For me, a better democracy is a democracy where women do not only have the right to vote and to elect but to be elected.” Once said the Michelle Bachelet, current U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, former head of UN Women, and former president and defence minister of Chile. Women participation in legislative and political decision making has…
Pakistan is blessed to have as many equally, if not more, talented intelligent and hard-working women as men. We have Oscar as well as a Noble prize-winning females in the country. We have Shiza Farhan, who added to the global recognition of Pakistani women’s talents by making it to Forbe’s list of 30 under 30 entrepreneurs. Nevertheless, when it comes…
Back to>> Blog>> Province District Party Constituency Punjab Khushaab PTI Reserved Seat/ Punjab Political Career Ms Javaria was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI on a reserved seat for women from Punjab in 2018 general election. On 27 September 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed her as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for information and broadcasting.
Province District Party Constituency Punjab Lahore PTI Reserved Seat/ Punjab Political Career Ms Aliya Hamza Malik was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI on a reserved seat for women from Punjab in 2018 general election. On 27 September 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed her as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for textile.
Province District Party Constituency Punjab Rawalpindi PTI Reserved Seat/ Punjab Political Career Ms Asma was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI on a reserved seat for women from Punjab in 2018 Pakistani general election.
Province District Party Constituency Punjab Lahore PTI Reserved Seat/ Punjab Political Career Ms Andleeb ran for the seat of the Senate as a candidate of PTI in 2018 Pakistani Senate election but was unsuccessful.She was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI on a reserved seat for women from Punjab in 2018 general election. On 27…
Province District Party Constituency Punjab Lahore PTI Reserved Seat/ Punjab Political Career Ms Munaza Hasan was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI on reserved seats for women from Punjab in 2013 general election. She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the…