Neha Mankani named as US Mission Pakistan’s 2023 “Woman of Courage”
Islamabad: US Mission Pakistan Deputy Chief of Mission Andrew Schofer named Pakistani midwife Neha Mankani as U.S. Mission Pakistan’s 2023...
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Australia supports cricket training for blind women
Islamabad; The Australian High Commission sponsored a six-day cricket training for visually impaired women and girls from across Pakistan, organised...
Italy’s far-right premier addresses country’s oldest union
Colleen Barry Milan: Premier Giorgia Meloni on Friday became the first Italian leader in nearly 30 years to address the...
Body of hockey player who died in Italy boat crash repatriated to Pakistan
Karachi: The dead body of Shahida Raza, who drowned in a migrant boat accident in Italy, has arrived in Karachi....
Italy: How first daughter became the country’s first lady
Rome: It’s normal for the first lady to accompany their spouses who are heads of state to visiting nations. The...
British High Commission marks International Women’s Day with a call to end gender gap in digital access
Islamabad: The British High Commission Islamabad commemorated the International Women’s Day by celebrating the UK’s support to women and girls...
Women financial empowerment crucial to make country’s socio-economic status better: Shazia Marri
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation, Social Safety, and Chairperson Benazir Income Support Program Shazia Marri on Wednesday stressed the...
Women played key role in community resilience initiatives: Sherry Rehman
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Sherry Rehman on Wednesday said the women of the climate catastrophe-impacted regions of...
Role of BB, Nusrat beacon for country’s women: Zardari
Islamabad: President Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) Asif Ali Zardari has said that the roles played by the mother of...
Bilawal Bhutto arrives in New York to preside over ‘Women in Islam’ moot among his engagements
United Nations: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari flew into New York Tuesday morning to begin a 5-day visit during which...
Patriarchy and institutional norms contribute to violence against women: Sherry Rehman
Islamabad: “Women's rights are human rights, and we cannot have a just society until we have achieved full equality for...
British Council celebrates International Women’s Day in Islamabad
Islamabad: British Council Pakistan Tuesday celebrated International Women’s Day this year with a special event in Islamabad. The event was...
Bilawal to preside over ‘Women in Islam’ moot among engagements during upcoming N.Y. visit
United Nations: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, arrives in New York next week for a hectic, 4-day visit during...
Italy has no plans to join boycott of IBA Women’s World
Rome: The Italian Boxing Federation (FPI) has revealed that it has no plans to join a boycott of this month's...
More women elected to sit as NPC deputies
Beijing: More women and those from grassroots sectors have been elected deputies to the 14th National People's Congress, the country's...
Women University removes age restriction for admission
Peshawar: Women University Swabi has waived the age limit for enrollment of women students and now there will be no...
British Council announces STEM scholarships for 2023-24
Islamabad: The British Council Pakistan has announced the third cohort of Scholarships for Women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and...
Promotion of human rights impossible without giving equal rights to women: Bilawal Bhutto
Lahore: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that it is impossible to promote...
Zardari pays tribute to women who worked for democracy
Islamabad: President Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) Asif Ali Zardari Sunday paid tribute to the women who raised their voices...
Italy: Regional voting starts in test for PM Meloni
Rome: Polling stations opened on Sunday for regional elections in Italy's two most populous regions -- polls seen as a...
British Council Launches Women in Leadership Programme
Karachi: The British Council, in partnership with SEED Ventures, is proud to announce the launch of its Women in Leadership...
Italy: Right poised to win regional vote after national triumph
Rome: Italy's two most important regions hold elections this weekend that will provide Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her right-wing...
Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese for women empowerment
Covert Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese this week urged for greater economic empowerment of the women. Speaking...
Italy: Bassino beats Shiffrin to gold in super-G at worlds
Meribel: Marta Bassino beat Mikaela Shiffrin to win the women’s super-G on Wednesday and give Italy its second gold medal...
Pakistani vlogger making splash in China
Beijing: Residing in China since 2016, a Pakistani girl, Mahzaib Abbasi currently pursuing a master’s degree in the Chinese language...
Pakistan women’s cricket team hosted at Pakistan House, Canberra
Canberra: High Commissioner Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri hosted a dinner in honour of Pakistan Women’s National Cricket Team at Pakistan House,...
Italy: Pakistan-origin girl’s remains found after ‘honour killing’
Rome: Italian authorities have found the body of an 18-year-old woman who went missing more than a year ago after...
BB’s struggle for Constitution, democracy to be remembered always: Marriyum
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Tuesday that Shaheed Benazir Bhutto’s struggle for the Constitution, the...
BB’s struggle for people, constitutional supremacy unrivaled like her name: Sherry
Islamabad:Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator, Sherry Rehman on Tuesday said the life and political struggle of martyred Mohtarma Benazir...
Benazir Bhutto’s mission to be completed: Zardari
Islamabad: Former President of Pakistan and President Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians, Asif Ali Zardari in his message on the eve...
PPP all set to observe 15th death anniversary of BB Shaheed
Rawalpindi: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Rawalpindi Chapter has finalized arrangements to observe the 15th death anniversary of former Prime Minister...
Chinese company to provide free cancer screenings for 10,000 Pakistani women
Beijing: Landing Med, a Chinese medical technology company based in Wuhan, China, dispatched three self-developed cervical cancer screening devices along...
Pakistan urges Afghan authorities to revisit decision to suspend university and higher education for female students
Islamabad: Pakistan Wednesday urged Afghan authorities to revisit the decision to suspend university and higher education for female students in...
Italy: Why Meloni won?
Rome: The psychoanalyst Massimo Recalcati, who likes a paradox, wrote, ‘If Italians are voting for Giorgia Meloni, that doesn’t mean...
US launches $ 4 million initiative for ‘improving girls’ education activity’ in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Islamabad: The government of the United States (US) on Saturday launched a $4 million initiative on ‘Improving Girls’ Education Activity’...
Meloni may give Italy stability, but beware the enemy within
Alberto Mingardi Rome: Giorgia Meloni was the undisputed winner of Italy’s parliamentary elections on September 25 and is now the...
People familiar with Giorgia Meloni describe her as a careful student of whatever problem enters the agenda.
Mr. Berlusconi’s record as a head of government is quite poor. Except for easing labor market restrictions, no major reform...
Pakistan climate minister Sherry Rehman named among world’s 25 most influential women
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman has been listed among 25 most influential women in the world days...
UN Women Pakistan and Embassy of Sweden celebrates the actions to end violence against women in an award ceremony
Islamabad: Women and the Embassy of Sweden organized an Award Ceremony titled, “2021 in Retrospective Celebrating Actions to End Violence...
Media’s role vital for empowering women, promote gender equality: Neil Hawkins
Islamabad: Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan, Neil Hawkins, on Monday, said that Australia was committed to being at forefront of...
Italy: President says violence against women violation of human rights-Mattarella
Rome: Violence against women is a flagrant violation of human rights, President Sergio Mattarella said on the International Day for...
Mumtaz Zahra Baloch made new FO spokesperson
Islamabad: Additional Secretary Asia and Pacific Ambassador Mumtaz Zahra Baloch was appointed on Friday as spokesperson of the Ministry of...
Italy: PM Meloni to meet EU chiefs in Brussels next week
Rome: New Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will meet EU chiefs in Brussels next week, including European Commission President Ursula...
Italy: What Giorgia Meloni’s maiden speech to parliament tell us about future
James L. Newell Rome: Italy’s new Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, gave her maiden speech to parliament on 25 October. James...
Italy: PM Meloni seeks to reassure in first speech as Italy PM
Rome: New Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni outlined her programme for government, reaffirming her support for the EU, NATO and...
Italy: Male or female title? PM Meloni stirs gender debate
Milan: Giorgia Meloni is Italy's first woman prime minister, but she is choosing to refer to herself using the masculine...
Bilawal Bhutto says Asma Jahangir a role model
Lahore: Chair Pakistan Peoples Party and the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in his keynote speech at the...
Sherry eulogizes Begum Nusrat Bhutto on her 11th death anniversary
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Sunday eulogized Begum Nusrat Bhutto, the spouse of former prime...
Zardari recalls Nusrat Bhutto’s services on her death anniversary
Islamabad: Former President and President Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians, Asif Ali Zardari paid rich tribute to the Mother of Democracy,...
Shazia Marri remembers Nusrat Bhutto
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety and Information Secretary of PPP-P Shazia Atta Marri here on Sunday...
Italy: Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy’s first woman PM
Rome: Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni has been sworn in as Italian prime minister, to become the first woman to head...
Italy beats Japan to reach maiden World Cup quarterfinal
Auckland: Melissa Bettoni scored a try with less than two minutes remaining Sunday to clinch Italy’s 21-8 win over Japan...
Italy: Meloni takes charge as PM swings to the right
Rome: Giorgia Meloni was on Friday named as Italy's first woman prime minister and chose her cabinet team, setting her...
Italy: Row over Mussolini photo as Italy’s Meloni readies for power
Rome: An Italian ministry said it would remove from its walls a photo of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, after its...
Italy: Govt takes shape after Meloni and Berlusconi make peace
Rome: Italy's next cabinet is taking shape after rightist leader Giorgia Meloni, set to be appointed prime minister, defused tensions...
Sheikha Fatima honoured with commemorative plaque in Italy
Florence: The Arab Italian Women Association (AIWA) and the ASP Firenze Montedomini have designed a commemorative plaque in the name...
Italy: Parliament in rocky step towards new government
Rome: Italy's parliament met for the first time Thursday since the far-right won elections last month, a rocky first step...
Italy: National interests take top priority, says Meloni
Milan: Giorgia Meloni, the far-right leader who is expected to head the next Italian government, said that Rome will start...
FS presents ECO award to Dr Robina Farooq
Islamabad: Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood presented Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Award for Excellence to Prof. Dr. Robina Farooq, Vice Chancellor,...
PM Shehbaz Sharif felicitates Giorgia Meloni on winning polls
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has congratulated Italian politician Giorgia Meloni on her party's success in Italy's General Elections. In...
Italy elections: Meloni gets to work on picking right-wing government
Rome: Fresh from her victory in Italy's elections, Giorgia Meloni is deciding who will get top jobs in the right-wing...
PM praises Marriyum for dealing PTI supporters’ harassment with grace
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday praised Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb for keeping her cool while the supporters of...
A crushing victory for Italy’s nationalist right
Rome: It would be hard to imagine a more satisfying result for Giorgia Meloni and her radical-nationalist Brothers of Italy...
PM acknowledges empathy of Angelina Jolie for Pakistan’s millions of flood victims
New York: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday acknowledged the “empathy and compassion” of United Nations special envoy Angelina Jolie,...
PFOWA donates relief goods for flood-hit people of Balochistan
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Office Women’s Association (PFOWA) has handed over a consignment of relief goods for the flood-affected areas of...
Commonwealth poorer without Queen
London: When she was a child growing up in Nigeria, Timie Ogunmola’s father used to show her black-and-white pictures of...
US embassy partners and US-Pakistan Women’s Council Launch Pakistan Future of Women and Work Initiative
Islamabad: In partnership with Texas A&M University, S&P Global, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Pakistan Business Council, the U.S....
Italy: Samantha Cristoforetti to be first European woman to command International Space Station
Rome: Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will soon become the first European woman to command the International Space Station (ISS), the...
Italy: Dictionary Treccani embraces gender equality in major change
Rome: Italy's historic Treccani dictionary will register the feminine form of nouns and adjectives on an equal footing with the...
Pakistan observes day of national mourning on Queen’s death
Islamabad: Pakistan observed a day of mourning Monday over the death of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Upon...
British High Commissioner meets women cricketers ahead of men’s T20 tour
Islamabad: With the English men’s cricket team arriving in Pakistan this month, the British High Commissioner on Thursday met women...
Women in pakistan leading economic and political arena: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese
Covert Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that women in Pakistan were leading the economic and...
Pakistan expressed grief over Nafis Sadik’s death
Islamabad: The Government of Pakistan on Tuesday expresses deep sorrow on the passing away of Dr. Nafis Sadik, Special Adviser...
Italy: Hollywood diva Gina Lollobrigida, 95, to run in election
Rome: Gina Lollobrigida, the veteran Italian actress from Hollywood's golden age, is to run in Italy's general election next month....
US Ambassador congratulates 200 women students from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Islamabad: At a graduation ceremony Friday, Ambassador Donald Blome congratulated 200 women students from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa who successfully completed the...
Govt appoints Shazia Marri as Chairperson BISP
Islamabad: The Federal Government on Friday appointed Shazia Marri, Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety as Chairperson, Benazir Income...
US Mission celebrates Pakistani women for completing inaugural USPWC future of women in energy scholars program
Islamabad: US Agency for International Development Mission Director Reed Aeschliman presided over a graduation ceremony for 17 female Pakistani university...
Chinese female astronaut inspires graduates at Peking University
Beijing: Exploring space means an enterprising spirit and an optimistic pursuit of the unknown, Chinese astronaut Wang Yaping said at...
UK pledges up to £130m for girls’ education in Pakistan
Islamabad: The United Kingdom (UK) on Saturday announced a bilateral programme worth up to £130 million to support girls’ education...
Asif Ali Zardari’s mother passes away in Karachi
Karachi: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairperson and the former President Asif Ali Zardari’s mother Zareen Ara Bukhari has passed away...
Benazir Bhutto bravely fought against dictatorship: Bilawal Bhutto
Larkana: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday told a public gathering in Larkana that Benazir Bhutto bravely...
Remembering Benazir Bhutto on her birthday
On what would have been her 69th birthday, Benazir Bhutto’s family, friends and well-wishers took to Twitter in memory of...
Former Pakistani Ambassador to China Naghmana Hashmi wins Global Ambassadors Award
Islamabad: Diplomatic Insight Group has awarded former Ambassador of Pakistan to China Naghmana Hashmi with the Global Ambassadors Award for...
International Day for the elimination of sexual violence in conflict observed
Islamabad: Pakistan Sunday joined the international community in commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict,...
US embassy launches Academy for Women Entrepreneurs
Islamabad: U.S. Embassy Islamabad’s Counselor for Commercial Affairs John Coronado congratulated more than 115 Pakistani women entrepreneurs on their selection...
100-year-old Italian woman has driving licence renewed
Rome: An Italian woman has had her driving licence renewed at the age of 100, becoming at least the country’s...
Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Week Of Celebrations Begin in Pakistan
Islamabad: Her Majesty The Queen’s Birthday and Platinum Jubilee celebrations started at the British High Commission in Islamabad Wednesday. It...
Pakistan to follow China for positive role of women: Industries Minister
China Economic Net Islamabad: Federal Minister for Industries and Production Syed Murtaza Mahmood has said that Pakistan will encourage women...
Women in Italy were playing their full role in business: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese
Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said on Monday that women in Italy were playing their full role...
Italy: Catherine Deneuve to receive Venice Film Festival honor
Venice: The great French film star Catherine Deneuve will receive the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the 79th Venice...
China a role model for women empowerment: FWCCI chief
Islamabad: President Faisalabad Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FWCCI) Nighat Shahid said on Sunday evening that China was a...
NZ PM Jacinda Ardern pays tributes to Benazir Bhutto, echoes her 1989 call to deepen democracy
Washington: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has used her Harvard University Commencement address in Boston to echo former Prime...
Pakistani activist receives Commonwealth Points of Light Award
Islamabad: Pakistani lawyer and activist Tahera Hasan received the Commonwealth Points of Light Award for her efforts promoting the wellbeing...
Closing the gap between law, policy and practice on women’s right to property
Islamabad: Legal Aid Society , Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (SOC) Films and the National Commission for Human Rights(NCHR), held a conference in...
US Embassy supports women-led start-ups in Pakistan
Islamabad: Nine Pakistani women entrepreneurs left for the United States this week under a program funded by the U.S. Embassy...
Italy: Woman 72, to walk Marco Polo’s path from Venice to Beijing
Venice, A 72-year-old Italian woman has embarked on an epic journey between Venice and Beijing by foot, following the path...
Italy: Woman returns to school at 90
Rome: An Italian woman who missed out on formal education because of the second world war has returned to the...
Names of disqualified BISP beneficiaries to be reviewed for inclusion: Shazia Marri
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Security Shazia Marri Friday said the beneficiaries of Benazir Income Support Programme...
US embassy opens expanded Lincoln Corner at FJWU
Islamabad: US Embassy Islamabad’s Minister Counselor for Public Affairs Raymond Castillo and Vice Chancellor Dr. Saima Hamid joined faculty and...
Zardari greets PPP supporters on Nusrat Bhutto’s birthday
Islamabad: Former President of Pakistan and President of Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians Asif Ali Zardari has congratulated the Jiyalas and...
