Pakistan

Uplifting women’s role in Politics

Daily Minute Mirror

It’s great to hear that the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) has been actively promoting the inclusion of women and religious minorities within the party. By providing space for underrepresented groups, the PPP is not only enhancing its image...

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Women in power: norm not the exception

Modern Diplomacy

The absence of women in senior leadership roles is a critical and multidimensional issue that needs to be addressed as the socio-cultural landscape of Pakistan changes. Despite ongoing discussions surrounding the gender gap, its enduring presence...

Friday, August 04, 2023

The fury in Pakistan sparked by a misogynist minister

BBC News

When Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif stood up in parliament last week and labelled female opposition leaders in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party as "trash and leftovers" of its chairman Imran Khan, he probably wasn't expecting...

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Misogyny in the house

For long, Pakistan has prided itself over the fact that it had the foresight to elect the Muslim world’s first female prime minister. In a field otherwise seen as a boy’s club, this was an achievement indeed. But somehow, the boy’s club has...

Associated Press of Pakistan

Thursday, July 20, 2023

Women’s political inclusion vital for stable democracy, proactive Parliament : NA Speaker

National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf on Wednesday said no society could develop without inclusion and active participation of women in all spheres of life. The political inclusion of women was imperative for a stable democracy and...

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Call for creating meaningful space for women in political arena

The Provincial Assembly of Sindh, in collaboration with the Women’s Parliamentary Caucus (WPC), organised a roundtable discussion on electoral reforms in Karachi on Wednesday. The event was held with the support of UN-Women Pakistan and UNDP....

Monday, July 10, 2023

Pakistan: Rehana Laghari for election reforms to strengthen role of women in politics

Urdupoint

Acting Speaker Sindh Assembly and Pattern in Chief Women Parliamentary Caucus Sindh Rehana Laghari, on Wednesday, stressed on need of reforms in the election laws to strengthen role of women in politics. She was addressing a consultative meeting of...

Wednesday, July 05, 2023

The gender factor in elections

As the country prepares for the upcoming elections, and political parties gear into electioneering mode, what remains missing from the mainstream discourse is fair representation of women, and their meaningful participation in the electoral process...

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Pakistan: how Khan crackdown imperils women in politics

DW News

As Pakistan's government continues to crack down on supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, female supporters say the government is using the unrest to create a hostile environment for women in...

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Where are the women in Pakistan’s politics?

The Diplomat

As the country gears up for fiercely controversial polls in October, what are the prospects for women’s political participation in Pakistan? When I was in fourth grade, Zubaida Jalal, then Pakistan’s federal minister for education, visited our...

Women and political power In Pakistan (Picture: the Friday Times)

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Women and political power In Pakistan

The Friday Times

"The next step is to move away from symbolic representation for women to have more female politicians in influential decision-making positions," writes Saad Hafiz. Developing countries are increasingly recognising that including women as equal...

Tuesday, June 07, 2022

Pakistan: NCSW holds consultation on women participation in elections

The News International

Islamabad: Women have been considered as a passive vote bank and political parties tend to use them mostly for representative functions at public gathering, meetings and campaigns. This was stated by Chairperson National Commission on the Status of...

This combination of photos shows female lawmakers Shazia Marri (L), Sherry Rehman (C) and Aisha Ghous (R). — Pictures via Twitter

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Pakistan: A glance at the only five women in Shehbaz Sharif's 37-member cabinet

Dawn

The suspense around newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's federal cabinet finally died down on Tuesday — a whole eight days after he was sworn in as premier — after federal ministers and state ministers took their oaths to shape up the 37-...

Sindh Assembly MPA Heer Soho . PHOTO: EXPRESS

Monday, March 28, 2022

Pakistan: In a first, Sindh to have a woman tribal sardar

The Express Tribune

MPA Heer Soho says community chose her as leader after her father. For the first time in Sindh’s history, a woman is set to become a Sardar of her tribe. The decision has been taken with consensus by the Soho community of Sindh. After the demise of...

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Women MPs actively participating in parliamentary business

The Express Tribune

Constituting one-fifth of parliament, women parliamentarians accounted for nearly 35 per cent of parliamentary agenda during 2021-22 – 38 per cent in the National Assembly and 25 per cent in the Senate. According to the Annual Women Parliamentarians...

In Pakistan, gendered politics prevail - Tribune Magazine

Thursday, February 10, 2022

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In Pakistan, gendered politics prevail

Tribune Magazine

Pakistan’s constitution makes no distinction between genders but women in parliament know that’s not the reality in politics. Despite impressive records of women in the legislative assembly, female parliamentarians still face barriers to entry that...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

In Pakistan, women’s maximum participation in local government polls stressed

South Asia Partnership (SAP) Pakistan and Aurat Foundation held a convention on women’s political participation in Pakistan on Saturday. The focus was on women in local government. Dorab Patel Auditorium at Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP...

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

In Pakistan, parties asked to award tickets to women in elections

Civil society activists have demanded political parties to award tickets to women aspirants for the local government elections to bring them into the national mainstream. “If women are not given a leadership role, we cannot expect economic change in...