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Sindh's first gender equality report records 4.08 million girls aged five to 16 out of school, female literacy at 47 percent against 68 for men, and rural female literacy at 27.52 percent.
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Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif addressed the 9th OIC Ministerial Conference on Women in Islamabad on July 13-14, calling on the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to translate commitments to women's rights into concrete action and urging member states to ensure every girl in the Muslim world has access to education, opportunity and dignity. She highlighted Punjab's Honhaar scholarship scheme and Dhee Rani programme as models for other OIC states.
An Iranian girl pictured during a karate match. — AFP As the referee’s whistle signaled the start of the match, two five-year-old girls from Iran faced off, delivering a careful karate match to a spellbound audience – a sign of changing attitudes towards martial arts in the Islamic Republic in recent years. The two young opponents, dressed in crisp white karategi with colored belts and protective headgear, circled each other on the tatami, the floor covering used to practice Japanese martial arts. Their movements were sharp and deliberate, each kick and block executed with precision and control to the cheers
He also held a press conference promising cooperation with the government of Pakistan to promote football Asian Football Confederation President and FIFA Vice President Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa in a group picture after the football match at Islamabad College for Girls. PHOTO: ZULFIQAR BAIG Islamabad: Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President and FIFA Vice President Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa watched an exciting girls football match at Islamabad Girls College, F-6/2, Islamabad on Thursday. The event showcased the growing talent and enthusiasm of young footballers in Pakistan. During his visit, Sheikh Salman was impressed by the confidence and
Karachi: The popular comedy band of all girls, the Khawatoons, seems to have found a second home in the 19th area, where the team is once again to take the scene this Friday, promises another night of laughter and ratio. The show on September 19th is scheduled to run from 7:30 pm until 21:00, giving the audience 90 minutes of a sharp, vibrant humor delivered through the female comedian lens that has carved their own space in an industry dominated by men. The show promises a night “full of fresh jokes, fast spirit and the kind of laughter you don’t
Karachi: ‘Khawatoons’ continue to return to the area 19. They have previously made more than five performances there. Now, the All Girls Comedy Group is scheduled to run on the site this Friday in Karachi. The event will continue from 7:30 pm By 9:00 pm September 19th. The show promises a night “full of fresh jokes, fast spirit and the kind of laughter you don’t want to lose”. It has been rated up to 16+ and we can wait for some adult comedy from the team, according to their Instagram. Speaking to Express Tribune, Ashika Shaikh, a member of the
VENICE: Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania said on Thursday that she hopes that the predatory reception given to her new film “The Voice of Hind Rajab” at the Venice Film Festival will help bring her painful story to audiences worldwide. Reported in the last hours of a 5-year-old girl from Gaza who died in 2024 after being trapped in a car under an Israeli fire, the film drew a 24-minute revolution at its premiere on Wednesday-Maks the biggest one this year. “It was overwhelming because I didn’t expect that,” Ben Hania told Reuters. “I am so grateful in Venice for
Mawra Hocane is all about strengthening women. The actress recently talked about the importance of young girls who had financial autonomy in an Instagram video. “I was taught at a very young age that for girls, financial independence is very important,” he said. “You don’t understand it in your childhood,” she said while reflecting her upbringing. “Urwa and I were schools going to girls when our mom pushed to do theater. It helped us build a work moral. THE Sanam Teri Kasam Lead is ok with the little sacrifices. “You can lose a little less sleep and it’s okay. The
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Lacey Chabert’s festive return with Andrew Walker Lacey Chabert, known for her role in the adolescent comedy movie Mean girlsworks with the Hallmark Channel For the first time in seven years. Chabert will share the screen with Andrew Walker for a special Christmas movie titled Makes a list. Hallmark has announced the news through a teaser video highlighting Duo’s playful Banter on their Instagram account. “It’s my job to decide who was naughty,” Chabert tells the video, as Walker ends the suggestion: “Or fine. According to PeopleThe film follows Isabel Haynes, a “naughty or nice” inspector who is instructed to
July 9, 2025
Lena Dunham opens for ‘Creative Rervor’ after moving to London Lena Dunham just talked about “Block’s Writer” and how she found creativity again when she moved to London. The 39 -year -old, who was born and raised in New York, moved to London and married Luis Felber, some changes to life that brought her creative spark back. “In my 20s, I never had anything to look like the writer’s block. I didn’t even know what it was. But after the girls, I felt degraded and uncertain about what I wanted to do and then one day, I just woke up
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