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TopicPakistan women

Topic: Pakistan women

Maryam Nawaz wants girls to ride bikes—Pakistanis can’t decide if it’s good PR or un-Islamic

In March, the government started the Punjab Motorcycle Scheme to provide 20,000 bikes to students. At a women’s sports meet in Lahore, Nawaz called for more female students to apply for the scheme.

Pakistan sports has a new ‘unicorn’—first woman MMA fighter Anita Karim

Born in Hunza valley of the Gilgit-Baltistan region, the 25-year-old MMA icon's inspiring a new generation of women to fight inside and outside the ring.

‘The Imran I knew…’: Ex-wife Jemima hits out at Pakistan PM over comments on rape

New Delhi: Jemima Goldsmith, British screenwriter and former wife of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, criticised him for blaming "vulgarity" in society for the...

‘No one respects women as much as Pakistani men’: Fake ‘white’ blogger’s tweet angers women

Falsely using photos of a Polish travel blogger, the user drew flak on social media for discrediting the experience of those living in the country.

On Camera

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.