Thana culture in Pakistan is the institutionalized attitudes ... which leads to harassment and discrimination against women and vulnerable groups. According to the Aurat Foundation, more than ...

Pakistani novelist and youth advocate, Alishba Khan Barech, has been named the winner of the "Young Woman of the Year” category at the prestigious Women Changing the World Awards 2025. The global ...

Earlier this year, the 33-year-old NYC woman flew to Karachi, Pakistan, with 19-year-old Nidal Ahmed Memon after they ...

Pakistani visual culture, special shows ... where husband and wife are a harmonious unit, and where women are expected to slave in the kitchen to make these imaginings come true.

Rising sea levels are displacing fisherfolk in Pakistan ... culture and history. Our traditions, our food and rituals, everything is going underwater with our land,” Majeed said. Women are ...

It’s time we debunk the myths Menstruation and puberty remain deeply entrenched taboos in South Asian culture ... a pressing issue in Pakistan. Many girls and women lack access to basic ...

A Sufi pilgrim dances at the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, in Sehwan Sharif, Pakistan, in 2006 ... The men threw rose petals at a dozen women who danced in what seemed like a mosh pit near ...

Cases have been rising in Afghanistan and Pakistan — and global health specialists are worried that this year's U.S. foreign ...

Women's ascent to power in Pakistan is still an anomaly ... Until the political culture shifts and the road to power becomes more meritocratic, Sabri argued, it matters little how many competent ...

For example, many Muslim women in Pakistan choose not to wear ... like food and religion sits at the heart of Pakistan culture. Traditional sports like Kabaddi (a contact sport also known as ...

The victims were considered disposable – not only by the perpetrators but also by those who were supposed to help them.