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Life & Style Updated 30 Jan, 2023 08:42am

Women drive fast train to Makkah as Saudi workforce evolves

Haramain High Speed Railway has 32 slots for women drivers

Sports Published 21 Jan, 2023 04:34pm

Pakistan women suffer major blow ahead of T20 World Cup

Tournament will be played in February

Sports Published 21 Jan, 2023 02:14pm

Mooney stars as Australia complete whitewash against Pakistan

She struck career-best 133

Life & Style Updated 23 Jan, 2023 12:46pm

Your education and wealth determines if you marry paternal cousins

Some of the factors cannot change your parent's decisions though

World Published 17 Jan, 2023 08:18pm

Three foreign NGOs partially resume aid in Afghanistan with women workers

IRC and CARE confirm they resumed work with women staff in the health sector

World Published 05 Jan, 2023 10:25am

Obey or leave: NGOs torn over Taliban ban on women staff

Taliban have already banned women from universities

World Published 02 Jan, 2023 03:16pm

Taliban govt seeks economic self-sufficiency, foreign investment for Afghanistan

'We will support any item which can help us for self-sufficiency,' says acting commerce minister

World Published 29 Dec, 2022 05:24pm

G7 tells Taliban to ‘urgently reverse’ ban on women aid workers

Taliban also barred women from attending universities earlier this month, prompting global outrage and protests in some Afghan cities

World Published 29 Dec, 2022 04:46pm

U.N. halts some programs in Afghanistan after ban on women aid workers

Several countries and the EU jointly call on Taliban to reverse ban on female aid workers

Pakistan Published 28 Dec, 2022 03:55pm

KP court frees rapist after deal to marry victim

The suspect was arrested after a paternity test proved he was the father

World Published 27 Dec, 2022 05:39pm

‘Proud and strong’: Solo protest against Taliban university ban

Taliban say the restrictions are because women are not observing a strict Islamic dress code

World Published 25 Dec, 2022 01:03pm

Top UN, NGO officials to meet over Taliban ban on women staff

Meeting will discuss whether to suspend all aid work following the latest Taliban directive, say some NGO officials

World Published 24 Dec, 2022 07:52pm

Taliban orders NGOs to ban female employees from coming to work

Directives issued as protests continue over an earlier ban on girls' university education

World Published 23 Dec, 2022 01:54pm

Taliban minister defends university ban on women

Global condemnation on ban due to female students 'not adhering to Islamic dress code'

World Published 22 Dec, 2022 07:39pm

Afghan women stage street protest against university ban

Participants risk arrest, violence and social stigma for taking part

World Published 21 Dec, 2022 01:17pm

Eye-for-an-eye sharia justice returns to Afghan courts

This month the Taliban carried out their first public execution since returning to power

World Published 21 Dec, 2022 08:48am

UN chief ‘deeply alarmed’ by Taliban university ban for women: spokesman

Urges authorities in Afghanistan to 'ensure equal access to education at all levels'

World Published 20 Dec, 2022 10:20pm

Taliban bans university education for Afghan girls

Most teenage girls across the country have already been banned from secondary school education

Pakistan Published 19 Dec, 2022 03:35pm

American-Pakistani woman says in-laws tried to kill her in Jhelum

Victim's mother say in-laws assaulted daughter and deprived her of $7,000

Sports Published 14 Dec, 2022 12:30pm

Pakistan name squad for Australia series and ICC Women’s T20 World Cup

The tournament will be played from February 10

Pakistan Published 13 Dec, 2022 11:36am

Man arrested for strangling second wife to death in Karachi

First wife, sister-in-law also in custody

Life & Style Updated 12 Dec, 2022 02:29pm

Women’s cycle rally in Landi Kotal irks Jamaat-e-Islami

JI condemns sports activity; says it is ‘against Islamic principles’

Sports Published 06 Dec, 2022 05:20pm

Four-Nation Cup: Big names missing from Pakistan squad

34 players will participate in the preparatory camp in Lahore

World Published 04 Dec, 2022 03:17pm

Iran abolishes morality police under pressure from protests

The police patrolled the streets to 'spread culture of modesty and hijab"

World Published 02 Dec, 2022 01:18pm

Japanese cannibal who walked free dies age 73

Issei Sagawa killed a dutch student and ate parts of her body over the course of several days in 1981

Pakistan Updated 30 Nov, 2022 06:27pm

The toughest battle for Punjab’s women is economic

A new report says women's participation in the workforce is 'abysmal'

Pakistan Published 29 Nov, 2022 05:17pm

Music teacher, watchman arrested for raping blind student in Punjab’s Depalpur

FIR says accused raped teen for two months

Life & Style Published 28 Nov, 2022 04:35pm

Malala wants everyone to stand against Taliban’s oppression

Joins Action for Afghanistan to march for freedom of Afghan women and girls

World Published 26 Nov, 2022 11:38am

Taliban’s treatment of women may be crime against humanity: UN experts

Say treatment of women and girls may amount to 'gender persecution' under Rome Statute

World Published 14 Nov, 2022 03:24pm

Full Shariah law: Afghan supreme leader orders judges to follow

Stoning, flogging and amputation part of punishment code