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Residents and clerics in Pakistan's Swat region have barred women from playing cricket in a local stadium as they believe the participation of women in sports was considered “immodest” and “inappropriate” in the region. more
Pakistan remains one of the most dangerous countries for women

Women in Pakistan are in the pits, beaten at home, raped at home and outside, kept away from jobs and schools and remain one of the most oppressed segments of the country.

Rise in digital violence against women in Pakistan

Women harassment in Pakistan has taken an ugly turn with the increased use of the internet. Women are being harassed through acts of online stalking, image-based abuses, doxing, cyberbull ...

Pakistan women fight government, society for rights and protection from patriarchy and sexual exploitation

Patriarchal dominance in Pakistan saw its ugly side again when women in the country were asserting their rights in the wake of International Women’s Day.

Predators in Pakistan hunt for Hindu, Christian girls

The barbaric practice of abducting young girls, raping them, and converting them to Islam has become a common practice in democratic Pakistan where the state refuses to intervene on behal ...

Pakistan: Minister says 600,000 pregnant women in flood-hit areas lack facilities

Pakistan's Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Dr Aisha Ghous Pasha has said  600,000 pregnant women in flood-hit areas lack maternal health services and have no safe place ...

Pakistan is second worst country for women, says WEF report

Islamabad: A report released by the World Economic Forum has shown Pakistan is the  second-worst country in terms of gender parity.

Pak Muslim men groom minority girls for forced marriage: UK parliamentary panel report

Powerful Muslim men in Pakistan, mostly in Punjab and Sindh regions, groom religious minority girls and women from poor families and force them into marriage once they grow up, and in man ...

Pakistan witnessing rise in violence against women: Report

Islamabad: The Board of Trustees of Transparency International Pakistan recently expressed concern over the increase in violence against women in the country, media reports said on Sunday ...