Tag: women empowerment
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Meet Abdul Hadi, legal eagle and Imaan Mazari’s husband
Daughter of former federal minister Shireen Mazari, Imaan Zainab Mazaari Hazir, recently married the love of her life Abdul Hadi Ali Chattha, in a ceremony in Islamabad. Have you searched on Google who is Imaan Mazari’s husband? View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Current (@thecurrentpk) Abdul Hadi Ali Chattha is the…
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‘Massive dissapointment’: Malala’s failure to mention genocide in Gaza during lecture has Twitter angry
Girls education activist Malala Yousafzai was selected to give the 21st Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture in Johannesburg. In her speech, the Noble Prize Winner spoke at length about the gender apartheid in Afghanistan against women and girls, with no mention of the genocide of Gaza where the death toll has now crossed 15,000 civilians. In…
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10th Shell Tameer Awards – The Brilliance of Future Innovators
A visionary concept like that of the likes of Shell’s flagship programme, the Shell Tameer, is one that gives youth a dynamic platform where sustainable, revolutionary, and scaleble ideas can prosper. Shell Tameer Awards is a beacon of hope for innovators and their developmental portfolios designed to fortify economies. Shell Tameer lays the foundation of…
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‘Anti hero’ Taylor Swift sparks outrage for befriending allegedassaulter Jackson Mahomes
‘It must be exhausting always rooting for the Anti Hero’? Not for Taylor Swift it seems so. Taylor Swift has garnered backlash from fans because of the singer’s silence on the ongoing genocide of Gaza, and several videos showed Israeli fans dancing to the screening of ‘Eras tour’ movie. Now, fans are outraged after the…
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Pakistani shepherdess, midwife make it to BBC’s top 100 women list
Two Pakistani women have been included into the BBC’s list of this year’s top 100 inspiring and influential women. The list highlights women who became trailblazers in their field and worked to spread awareness about issues like climate change, political instability and natural disasters. Among the list are famous Muslim figures like lawyer Amal Clooney,…
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‘Do takkay ki larki’ ka yeh matlab nahi’: Adnan Siddiqui defends controversial dialogue from Mere Pass Tum Ho
Adnan Siddiqui appeared on a recent episode of Ahmed Ali Butt’s podcast ‘Excuse Me’ where he addressed his role in the controversial drama ‘Mere Pass Tum Ho’ and the dialogue ‘do takkay ki larki’ which sparked intense outrage from women in Pakistan. Butt revealed that he had a conversation with the writer Khalil ul Rehman…
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Misogyny rears its head once more with Mohib Mirza’s sexist comments
What is this, misogyny month? Another male actor has decided to raise the misogyny flag with a gross comment and this time, its Mohib Mirza. The actor was featured in a podcast for FHM Pakistan where he talked at length about his career and the controversy surrounding the actor’s marriage to Sanam Saeed. Everything was…
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Five suspects granted bail in two honour killing cases
Peshawar High Court has granted bail in two separate cases involving honor killings. The first case involved Swat resident, Akhtar Ali, suspected of being involved in the killing of his wife and another man over three months ago. The bail was granted by Justice Shahid Khan of a single-member bench, who directed the submission of…
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‘Importance of finding someone who accepts you for who you are’: Sarah Majeed talks about Fairytale
We’ve seen several romance dramas in Pakistan make a splash and then fade away. But this year ‘Fairy Tale’ emerged out of the blue and shifted the Pakistani entertainment scene like nothing else before. It was composed of new actors, and was given a terrible time slot, but a few weeks later it became a…
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Huawei aims to boost Pakistan’s IT ecosystem: CEO and PM Kakar hold key talks
Of notable mention is Huawei’s establishment of approximately 100 IT centers within various universities across Pakistan, as officially documented.