Tag: women
Men should swap roles with women on ‘Bakra Eid’!
Sidra Khan | For most Muslim families living in South Asia Eid is simply a twice-yearly routine which has not changed. It starts with getting...
An Alphabet of Anguish and Ecstasy
News Desk | Over the past three decades, Shakil Saigol has emerged as a uniquely placed personality on the art scene in Pakistan. His career...
Fashion Industry signs #MeToo petition, supporting Meesha Shafi
News Desk | Prominent members of Pakistan's fashion and entertainment industry have signed a petition that calls for constructive steps to deal with the cases...
Sushmita Sen feels honored being a women
News Desk | Former Miss World and Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen said she feels honored to have been born a woman. Sushmita Sen, a mother...
Meesha Shafi-Ali Zafar spat is futile but may prove beneficial for...
News Analysis | The top notch figures of Pakistan’s thriving Lollywood industry have engaged in a bitter fight, strange in its nature, as the allegations...
Talal Chaudhry calls Meesha Shafi’s allegations a ‘drama’
News Desk | A senior member of PML (N) and the Minister of State for Interior Affairs, Talal Chaudhry, called Meesha Shafi's allegations of sexual...
Kabul under attack once again as suicide bomber targets voter registration...
News Analysis | Melancholy surrounds upcoming parliamentary elections, which are already late by 3 years, in Afghanistan as a new wave of violence erupts all...
Women defend Ali Zafar
News Desk | Amid the ongoing Meesha-Ali controversy, two female witnesses from Ali Zafar's musical band came forward with their statements, rejecting the allegations made...
Meesha Shafi #MeToo?
AFP| Pressure mounted Friday against Pakistani singer Ali Zafar after he was hit with a sexual harassment allegation by a leading actress, Meesha Shafi, in...
Iraq women with alleged links to IS sexually abused: Amnesty
AFP | Iraq is using collective punishment including sexual exploitation against women and children with alleged ties to Islamic State jihadists, Amnesty International said Tuesday....
Imran Khan and Malala Yousafzai: The “World’s Most Popular”
News Desk | Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's Chairman, Imran Khan, and youngest noble laureate Malala Yousafzai have made it to the top 20 list of most popular...
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan honored as ‘Women of Substance’
News Desk | Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been honored as the ‘Women of Substance' by the Karnataka's Bunt Community. The actress was honored at an...
‘Aurat Bike Rally’: Will it empower women?
News Desk | Women in large numbers participated in the bike rally organized for women under the banner ‘Aurat Bike Rally' held in three major...
Single Women allowed to travel in Saudi Arabia without a male...
News Desk | The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced to issue tourist visas to single women aged above 25. Single women after this momentous...
There’s no difference between men and women: Crown Prince Salman
News Desk | Saudi Arabia's crown prince Muhammad Bin Salman in his latest interview to CBS's news program ‘60 minutes' remarked that he considers women...
‘Iron fist punches’ of Saudi women
AFP | Throwing punches in a gym tucked away from prying eyes, a Saudi female boxing trainer asserts a right long denied too many women...
Women politicians in Pakistan have to deal with severe sexual harassment:...
News Analysis | Reham Khan, the former wife of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, has alleged that women politicians in Pakistan have to deal...
International Women’s Day: GVS pays tribute to Madr-e-Millat, Fatima Jinnah
News Desk | A leading founder amongst the giants in the creation of Pakistan and a walking distillation of these words. Fatima Jinnah graduated as...
48% of Pakistani Women have no say in their health matters
News Analysis | A United Nations Report titled “Turning Promises into Action- Agenda 2030” has been released revealing disturbing statistics that demonstrate how far behind...
‘Verna’ to be screened in UK film festival
News Desk | Mahira Khan's latest venture ‘Verna' is among the top women-centric films that will be screened in the UK's South Asian Film Festival,...
Supreme Court turned pink in support for women
News Analysis | On the eve of 4th February which is also known as World Cancer Day all around the globe, the Supreme Court of Pakistan...
Shah Rukh Khan declares he does not allow disrespect of women...
News Desk | Shah Rukh Khan says nobody has ever dared to misbehave with women on his sets. The actor engaged in a profound conversation...
Mehwish Hayat says female harrasment not linked to way women dress
News Desk | Mehwish Hayat believes the dressing of woman is not proportional to the level of molestation she confronts in the society. In an...
Women on Wheels to conquer the roads of Punjab!
News Analysis | In yet another revolutionary subsidy initiative for women by the Punjab government, the Punjab Chief Minister’s Strategic Reform Unit has launched phase...
Saudi Arabia persuades Lindsay Lohan to star in its first all-women...
News Desk | Lindsay Lohan recently made an interesting announcement that soon she would be shooting for an all-women movie in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and...
Line of Control crisis: Two women killed by Indian firing
News Analysis | Two women were killed after Indian troops fired in Pakistan’s border village in Chaprar sector along the Sialkot Working Boundary, said DG...
Thousands of women to commit suicide if ‘Padmaavat’ is released
News Desk | The row against Sanjay Leela Bhansali's ‘Padmaavat' remains unsettled as the protesting Rajput group Karni Sena has warned of the mass suicide...
Saudi women attend first public event with their families
James M Dorsey | Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will be putting his best foot forward when enthusiastic women soccer fans this week attend...
Our top ten stories of year, GVS 2017
GVS Top Stories | Global Village Space (GVS) had a very successful opening year in 2017. We were off the mark from day one! Though,...
Aishwarya challenges herself by accepting multiple personality disorder role
News Desk | Aishwarya Rai is set to play a woman with multiple personality disorder in an adaption of the classic movie ‘Raat Aur Din'...
Indian Railways protects women in an unusual way
News Analysis | To ensure the safety of women on Mumbai suburban trains, the Indian Central Railway (CR) has suggested that the exterior of ladies...
US woman delivers baby from embryo frozen for 24 years
AFP | An American woman has given birth to a healthy baby girl from an embryo that was frozen a quarter century ago, in what...
Shahrukh Khan declares women should be respected for speaking out on...
News Desk | Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan says, that women speaking up bravely about horrific incidents of sexual assault deserve our respect. Such efforts should...
Shaan and ‘Arth-2’ cast team up with UN to end violence...
News Desk | The team of ‘Arth-The Destination' has recently joined hands with UN Women to launch a campaign called #EndViolenceAgainstWomen. The cast says, through the...
50 years on what does the future hold for PPP
News Desk | Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) 50th anniversary celebration took place in Islamabad on Tuesday 5th December with thousands of supporters joining in from...
Imran demands Shehbaz and Rana Sanaullah resignation
News Desk | Imran Khan, Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) demanded that Punjab’s Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Law Minister Rana Sanaullah must resign immediately after...