Federal Shariat Court has declared that any custom by virtue of which any female member of a family is being or has been denied or deprived of her right of inheritance, which is granted by the Holy ...

In a landmark ruling regarding property rights of women, the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) yesterday declared that any custom including the practice of Chaddar and Parchi, which denies women their right ...

The Federal Shariat Court has declared any custom by virtue of which any female member of a family is being or has been ...

Reinforcing legal protections for women's property rights in Pakistan, the Federal Shariat Court has declared the practice of ...

The U.N. Security Council is telling Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers that peace and prosperity are “unattainable” until they ...

In a significant legal victory against forced conversions/marriages in Pakistan, a civil court has annulled the marriage of a Christian woman who was given to a Muslim man as a child and coerced to ...

Passengers who were freed from a train seized by armed militants have spoken of "doomsday scenes" that unfolded on board the Jaffar Express in Pakistan's Balochistan province. "We held our breath ...

Several women’s rights activists from Bangladesh told this newspaper that while women had always been vulnerable in the ...

Speaking at a programme organised by Woman of Substance themed, ‘Accelerate action on the rights, equality, empowerment for women and girls’, held in Lagos on Friday, various female leaders ...

KARACHI: Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has called for an urgent need to address the patterns of threats and harassment women in the media in Pakistan are subjected to. In a press release here on ...

Women across the world will call for equal pay, reproductive rights, education, justice and decision-making jobs during demonstrations marking International Women's Day on Saturday. Officially ...

Despite all the challenges, over the years, these marches have initiated conversations about women’s rights in Pakistan. The activists argued that these demonstrations bring the topics of consent and ...