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Helpless we are not Or powerless any more
Helpless we are not Or powerless any more, We are masters of our destiny! You can control us, no more, no more! Gone are the days when we could be driven You can oppress us, no more, no more! We are...
by:
Rukhsana Shama
Friday, 16 March 2012 - 11:44am
Womens Rights
Women activists’ day in Pakistan!
Women across the world are waging struggle to undo the discrimination and injustice being meted out to them in different walks of life. Situation of women in Pakistan is more complicated as they face...

by:
Zakaria Nutkani
Monday, 20 February 2012 - 7:42am
A daunting issue of Early Girl Marriage in Pakistan!
In a society where women are not treated equally, life for a girl child becomes discriminatory, unjust and considerably miserable. Such is the case in most parts of Pakistan where girls are inhumanly...

by:
Zakaria Nutkani
Friday, 17 February 2012 - 4:49am

early marriage

girls

International Women’s Day

Education

Pakistan

Womens Rights

Asia
Time to nab poor governance
Time to nab poor governance By: Javed Shabbir Choudry Whenever a tragedy hits Pakistan, poor people are screwed up. They are deprived of whatever little possession they do have. They become...

by:
Zakaria Nutkani
Wednesday, 28 September 2011 - 9:06pm

Pakistan Floods 2011

Emergencies & Conflict

Pakistan

Asia
Challenging discrimination and injustice in Pakistan
It was only by chance that I became a humanitarian worker. When I was young my father was diagnosed with cancer and we were told we had to raise huge sums of money to pay for his treatment....

by:
Rizwana Perveen
Thursday, 18 August 2011 - 10:26am

World Humanitarian Day

Emergencies & Conflict

Pakistan

Asia
Helping people rebuild their lives
I joined ActionAid Pakistan in November 2010 when the devastating flood had just hit the country and its impact was still unrolling. ActionAid had initiated a timely and well-coordinated emergency...

by:
Jemal Ahmed
Monday, 25 July 2011 - 2:08pm

floods

Pakistan+1

Emergencies & Conflict

Pakistan

Womens Rights

Asia
Women's Caravan, a unique visual stunt by rural women
ActionAid Pakistan has planned a series of events and activities to mark the one year anniversary of the 2010 floods that caused massive devastation in our country. The commemoration of "floods - one...
by:
Javeria Ayaz Malik
Wednesday, 25 May 2011 - 2:44pm
caravan

floods

Pakistan+1

protest

Emergencies & Conflict

Pakistan

Womens Rights

Asia
Devolution of education in Pakistan
To delete its impression of being a centralist federation, the democratic government decided to purge constitution of dictatorial distortions. It resulted in awarding more autonomy to province to...
by:
Zakaria Nutkani
Friday, 13 May 2011 - 2:11pm
Education

Pakistan

Asia
International Women’s Day
There was mirth on the faces of women’s rights activists working for the cause of gender equality and justice. Hundredth anniversary of International Women Day was marked with ‘16 days of activism’,...
by:
Zakaria Nutkani
Friday, 13 May 2011 - 2:06pm
International Women's day

International Women's Day 2011

Pakistan

Womens Rights

Asia
Pakistan may fail to attain MDGS
More than 10 years have lapsed since 179 nation states jointly made commitment of attaining Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that embodied universal primary education, access to health and...
by:
Zakaria Nutkani
Friday, 13 May 2011 - 2:01pm
Pakistan

Asia
Food price hike in Pakistan and its impact on women and girls
People living in far off areas of Pakistan face serious problems of food insecurity in the wake of price hike and economic depression in the open market. They maintain their household budget on daily...
by:
Zakaria Nutkani
Friday, 13 May 2011 - 1:46pm
Food rights

Pakistan

Womens Rights

Asia
Providing hope to the flood devastated women and girls
"Women and Child Friendly Space (CFS) has helped me get my life back. I could not go to school as a child but here at this centre, I am learning how to read and write, and ...

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Thursday, 5 May 2011 - 11:30am
Women must have land
Women’s right to land includes their access, control and ownership of the land and other productive resources.“Women work three times over men farmers but are still not recognized as farmers. We can...

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Thursday, 5 May 2011 - 11:24am
Flood Emergency Response Update
Towards the end of July 2010, heavy rains triggered massive flooding across up to one fifth of the country, killing over 1,900 people and affecting more than 18 million, of whom 14 million were...
by:
Javeria Ayaz Malik
Monday, 18 April 2011 - 11:57am
Emergencies & Conflict

Pakistan

Asia