Tag: women empowerment
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‘Sexist’: NADRA slammed for declaring men head of family
Twitter users have slammed a sexist policy authorized by The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) after a user shared a screenshot of the message she received from the government organization that informed her that the husband was designated as the head of the household. The user went on to criticize NADRA as she had…
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Yashma Gill debunks the ‘gold digger stereotype’, encourages women to be financially independent
Yashma Gill was a guest on the Nadir Ali podcast, a clip of which has gone viral, where she passionately spoke out against the misogynist stereotype that women are gold-diggers. Ali said that in our society today, a man’s ugliness is considered his empty pocket: “Regardless of whether he is good-looking or not, he looks…
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TRIGGER WARNING: Teenage girl murdered by aunt for refusing to marry her son
A teenage orphaned girl has been murdered by her aunt for refusing to marry her son, Sher Ali in Alpuri district, Muzzafargarh. According to the FIR registered on Sunday, Muslimah, 16, was living with her maternal aunt after her father went missing from a coal mine years ago, and her mother re-married a man from…
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‘Mera Jism Meri Marzi is more than just being about clothes’: Amna Ilyas
Actor Amna Ilyas was a guest on “The Talk Talk Show’ where she opened up about being a feminist, and clarified the misinformation around the Aurat March slogan ‘Mera Jism Meri Marzi’. When the placcard was raised at the 2018 Aurat March, it caused outrage after many right-wing critics said that the chant supports promiscuity…
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Mira Sethi meets boy who stood up to misogynist reporter at Aurat March
At this year’s Aurat March, a boy went viral on Twitter when he was seen schooling a reporter by explaining to him why marching for women’s rights is incredibly important. Actress and writer Mira Sethi revealed yesterday that she had met the boy by tracing him down on Twitter, and described him as her ‘hero’.…
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‘Stop lying’: Imaan Zainab, Aurat March protesters criticize Sherry Rehman for tone-deaf tweet
At the Aurat March protest held in Islamabad on March 8, police officers were caught on camera assaulting female protestors and pushing them back by installing barbed wires. Politicians like the Minister of Climate Change, Sherry Rehman, condemned the clashes in a tweet and called for an inquiry on the conduct of the police officers…
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Man behind viral Aurat March poster shares inspiring story about his mother
‘I march for my mom who was not allowed to go to school’; so stated a placard at the Aurat March, pictures of which went viral on Twitter. Now Ehtesham Hassan, the man behind the poster, has taken to Twitter to share the inspiring story of his mother. Hassan revealed that since the age of…
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Ayesha Omar shares advice for women who wish to enter the industry
Actor and singer Ayesha Omar was a guest on UrduFlix’s “The Shoaib Akhtar Show” where she offered advice to young women who wanted to form a career in the entertainment industry. Omar stressed that the most essential tip for women to remember is that if they’ve shifted to a new city, it is safer to…
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‘As long as Sarah is content with her work, I am also happy’; Falak Shabir
Falak Shabir and Sarah Khan appeared on the ‘Mirza and Malik Show’ where among many things, the singer opened up about how he will keep supporting his wife in pursuing her career. During a round of questions where the couple revealed that it was Khan who used her phone more, Shabir said that he never…
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Color me pink; Sindh launches bus service for women
The Sindh government has launched a bus service solely for women in Karachi. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Sharjeel Inam Memon took to Twitter on Thursday to announce that the Sindh Transport Department has launched the bus service in the metropolis. He also shared pictures of the buses, which are painted in a distinct shade…