Tag: women empowerment
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When Fiction Gives Women, What Society Often Denies Them: A Second Chance
Article written by Sobia Nasim. The writer is an MPhil Scholar and Researcher of Media Studies at GCU Lahore. Pakistani television is finally beginning to portray women as complete human beings rather than symbols of family honour. For generations, the woman on Pakistani television has often been asked to carry a burden far heavier than the…
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Bajaur’s Muniba Hussain Becomes First Woman Allocated to Pakistan Administrative Service
Key Developments: Muniba Hussain becomes the first woman from Bajaur to join the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS). She cleared the CSS examination on her first attempt. Her achievement is being hailed as a milestone for women’s education and empowerment in tribal districts. BAJAUR (Dawn News) — May 8, 2026: In a historic achievement for Pakistan’s…
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Kate Winslet Says Women Are ‘Conditioned to Fear Aging’ — Opens Up About Body Confidence at 50
LONDON — November 19, 2025: Kate Winslet is challenging long-standing beauty stereotypes, saying women are “conditioned” to fear aging even though growing older has helped her feel more confident and grounded than ever. Speaking on the How to Fail with Elizabeth Day podcast, the 50-year-old actress said turning 40 reshaped her relationship with her body, and…
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UNIDO-NRSP Distributes Cheques of First PAIDAR Grant Cycle in Sujawal
September 11, 2025: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Pakistan distributed cheques of grants to the winners of 1st Cohort of the Poverty Alleviation and Inclusive Development Across Rural Sindh (PAIDAR) programme in district Sujawal on September 10, 2025. PAIDAR is an EU-funded programme which is being implemented by UNIDO in collaboration with NRSP. NRSP…
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Pakistan Girls Empowerment Forum June 2025
(PRESS RELEASE): Pakistan Girl Guides Association National Headquarters organized “Pakistan Girls Empowerment Forum-Pathway to Leadership” from 21st to 26th June 2025. 110 Guides and their Leaders from AJK, Baluchistan, Gilgit Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Islamabad Capital Territory participated. The event was organized in collaboration with UNICEF Pakistan. Pakistan Girl Guides Association has recently launched…
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Launch of Pakistan Girls Empowerment Forum
Pakistan Girl Guides Association National Headquarters organized “Pakistan Girls Empowerment Forum- Vision of the Future” to mark the International Day of the Girl on 10th October 2024. 500 Guides and Students participated. The event was organized in collaboration with UNICEF Pakistan, the Ministry of Human Rights, and the National Commission on the Rights of the…
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Closing Ceremony of 12th All Pakistan Camp for Girl Guides
Pakistan Girl Guides Association National Headquarters organized the 12th All Pakistan Camp for Girl Guides in Islamabad from 22nd to 27th October 2023. The theme of the Camp was “Building Resilience”. The Camp was organized in collaboration with UNICEF Pakistan. 280 Guides and Leaders from the far flung areas of AJK, Baluchistan, Punjab, KP, Sindh,…
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PGGA distributes Certificates for Project ‘Stay Safe’
ISLAMABAD (9th May 2023): The Pakistan Girl Guides Association (PGGA) organized a ceremony to recognize the efforts and dedication of the students participating in Project “Stay Safe”, at its National Headquarters in Islamabad. In the ceremony, 170 students from Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU), Akhuwat College, Pak Turk…
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International Day of the Girl to be observed on October 11
The International Day of the Girl holds importance as it eliminates the gender-based challenges that little girls face around the world, including child marriages, discrimination, violence and poor learning opportunities.
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Jabeen Kausar: First Female DSP in Azad Kashmir
Jabeen Kausar becomes the first female Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. Kausar says: “As a child, when I saw soldiers parading on television, I wanted to do the same, but then I thought, ‘I’m a girl, not a boy, only boys can do that.’ I remembered this as I walked through…