women

Turkey lifts ban on army officers wearing Islamic headscarf

ISTANBUL: Turkey's army is lifting a historic ban on female officers wearing the Islamic headscarf… Read More

Women, minorities fare (a little) better in Hollywood: report

LOS ANGELES: Women and minorities are faring better in Hollywood and feature prominently at this… Read More

Women’s life expectancy on track to hit 90 in some nations

PARIS: By 2030 life expectancy for South Korean women could top nine decades, an average… Read More

Pakistan women make international debut in rugby

Wearing thigh-long shorts and green uniform Pakistan women rugby team has made international debut this… Read More

Sana Mir becomes first Pakistani woman to take 100 ODI wickets

Pakistan women’s captain Sana Mir on Wednesday became the first woman cricketer from the country… Read More

Women lead unprecedented worldwide mass protests against Trump

WASHINGTON: Hundreds of thousands of women filled the streets of major American cities to lead an… Read More

Sharmeen Chinoy, Karan Johar in a candid conversation at WEF

DAVOS: Pakistan's Oscar-winning documentary maker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy and Bollywood director Karan Johar held a… Read More

Women IDPs suffering from mental health disorders

The ongoing war against terrorism in FATA and the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has made… Read More

Xbox to host event to celebrate women in game industry

Xbox has announced the return of the Women in Gaming luncheon which will bring together… Read More

U.S. protesters march against Trump presidency for fifth day

NEW YORK: Demonstrators in major U.S. cities took to the streets on Sunday for a… Read More

Women in Afghan army overcome opposition, threats

KABUL: Kabul's military training academy is churning out classes of enthusiastic women to serve in… Read More

Women scuffle during PTI’s Islamabad rally

ISLAMABAD: As the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was holding the ‘Thanksgiving Day’ rally at the Parade Ground,… Read More

Cancer to kill 5.5 mn women a year by 2030: report

PARIS: Cancer will kill 5.5 million women -- about the population of Denmark -- per… Read More

Islamabad police arrest PTI workers from youth convention

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police have arrested several male and female workers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) while they were… Read More

Economic gender gap could take 170 years to close: WEF

GENEVA: The economic gender gap could take 170 years to close after progress towards parity… Read More

Swiss court faults employer for firing woman over headscarf

GENEVA: A Swiss court has ruled against a company that fired a longtime employee after… Read More

Two women say Trump behaved inappropriately with them: report

WASHINGTON: Two women have accused Donald Trump of behaving inappropriately with them in the past,… Read More

Obama says Trump’s comments on women disqualifying

GREENSBORO: President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's comments on… Read More

Trump accuses Bill Clinton of being ‘abusive to women’

ST. LOUIS: Donald Trump on Sunday accused former president Bill Clinton of being "abusive to… Read More

US lauds passage of anti-honour killing law in Pakistan

WASHINGTON: United States has congratulated Pakistan on passing legislation against honour killings. State Department spokesman… Read More