Pakistan’s Gender-Based Violence: Obstacles, Legislation, and Reform Needs
Despite the progress made globally, violence against women (and girls) remains prevalent across both public…
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Taliban arrests of women for begging reveal rapes and murders in Afghan prisons.
Destitute Afghan women arrested for begging under draconian new Taliban laws have spoken of “brutal” rapes and…
OGRA Reports Fuel and LPG Price Increases in Pakistan
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) increases LPG prices across Pakistan, with the new…
Taliban anti-begging legislation: Afghan women describe torture and rape in detention
Afghan women arrested under the Taliban’s controversial new anti-begging laws have shared horrific accounts of…
Updates on the demonstrations in Pakistan: Imran Khan’s followers gather in Islamabad
Here’s what happened today We’ll be closing this live page soon. Here’s a recap of…
Pakistan is seeing a surge in solar energy. What we may take out from it is as follows:
Pakistan’s rapid adoption of solar energy, driven primarily by market forces and with minimal political…
Malala: I never thought it would be so easy for women’s rights to be lost.
A bullet failed to silence her, now Malala Yousafzai is lending her voice to the…
For the next two weeks, petrol prices will not change.
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Friday night notified that the prices of…
How Afghanistan’s women are being eradicated by the Taliban: a visual essay
Earlier this year, I spent 10 weeks travelling with the photographer Kiana Hayeri across seven provinces of…
Remember Afghan women and girls these #16Days.
The plight of Afghan women and girls under Taliban rule continues to demand the world’s…