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Pakistani girl Karishma Ali, who is the first ever player to represent Chitral in national and international soccer competitions,...October 13, 2020
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In a small classroom located on the lower level of American University’s School of Communication building, Mrs. Fauzia Kasuri...March 26, 2020
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Mehwish Hayat vows to be a voice for girls’ rights as Goodwill Ambassador
Actress Mehwish Hayat got more recognition for her talents this week when Pakistan appointed her a Goodwill Ambassador for Girls’ Rights. The recipient of the prestigious civilian award, Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Hayat, announced about her appointment in a...October 12, 2019 1195 0 -
The disconnect – Half of the world’s population still not using the Internet
For people already connected to the superhighway of information and commerce, it might just be a news story that now half of the world’s population uses the Internet. But for millions – still not using the...December 9, 2018 1008 0 -
Malala honored with Harvard award for courageous leadership on education
Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai was honored by Harvard University with its Gleitsman Award on Thursday for her courageous leadership of a global movement to equip girls with 12 years of free, quality, and safe education. Now...December 7, 2018 1004 0 -
Pakistani teenage Dania Hassan among winners of US Emerging Young Leaders Award
Photo: U.S. State Department Pakistani teenage Dania Hassan, an activist working to raise the quality of education, will be among recipients of U.S. State Department’s Emerging Young Leaders Award for this year. The Emerging Young Leaders...April 30, 2018 1481 0 -
Police arrest Zainab’s murderer
Police have arrested the murderer of seven-year-old Zainab in Kasur after a DNA match and polygraph confirmed a 24-year-old neighbor’s involvement in the heinous crime, official confirmed Tuesday. The culprit, Imran Ali, son of Arshad, is...January 23, 2018 1178 0 -
Justice4Zainab: Pakistani society and state have much to answer for
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Pakistan’s eastern city of Kasur to protest the brutal murder of Zainab after the seven-year-old girl was abducted, raped and her body recovered from trash. The heartbreaking news...January 10, 2018 921 0 -
Oregon hero Fletcher urges support for teenage girls -‘It’s about them’
Photo from a Portland vigil after MAX stabbings Credit: Ninjanabe/Wikimedia Commons Micah Fletcher, the 21-year-old poet, who survived a vicious knife attack on a train in Portland, Oregon, while standing up to a White supremacist’s hateful...June 2, 2017 1379 0
