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Protest against violence against women
July 26, 2021
KARACHI: Condemning the murder and beheading of young woman Noor Mukadam in the heart of the federal capital, participants of a protest in Karachi on Sunday said incidents of violent crimes against women with impunity had been increasing in the country.
The protesters called for the provision of speedy justice to all the victims of violence against women in the country and demanded safety for women.
The demonstration was held by the Women Action Forum Karachi along with other women rights initiatives, including the Women Democratic Front, Tehreek-e-Niswan, Sindu Vas Foundation and Raaji Baloch Women Forum, outside the Karachi Press Club. A large number of women, including noted rights activists Sheema Kermani, Mahnaz Rahman, Anis Haroon and Uzma Noorani, attended the protest.
July 26, 2021
Condemning the murder and beheading of young woman Noor Mukadam in the heart of the federal capital, participants of a protest in Karachi on Sunday said incidents of violent crimes against women with impunity had been increasing in the country.
The protesters called for the provision of speedy justice to all the victims of violence against women in the country and demanded safety for women.
The demonstration was held by the Women Action Forum Karachi along with other women rights initiatives, including the Women Democratic Front, Tehreek-e-Niswan, Sindu Vas Foundation and Raaji Baloch Women Forum, outside the Karachi Press Club. A large number of women, including noted rights activists Sheema Kermani, Mahnaz Rahman, Anis Haroon and Uzma Noorani, attended the protest.
KARACHI: The Institute of Historical and Social Research (IHSR) organised an evening of remembrance at the Zaki Hasan Auditorium at the Jinnah Medical and Dental College for several scholars who recently lost their lives to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Addressing the sombre gathering, Dr Syed Jaffar Ahmed said that everyone had read about pandemics in history but who had thought that they would also see one in their lifetime.
“It’s a national and international calamity. But making the most of the time spent working from home, IHSR’s researchers got the time to work on several reports about how Pakistan coped with the pandemic. We have 30 such reports ready along with books, too, penned by notable personalities such Zahida Hina and Anis Haroon,” he said.
KARACHI: Renowned writer and journalist Sheen Farrukh passed away in Karachi on Thursday. She was 83.
Ms Farrukh was born in Gujranwala in 1938. She obtained her master’s degree in geography from the University of Punjab, Lahore, after which she joined journalism. She worked with
Akhbar-i-Khawateen, an Urdu magazine, for the longest period as a journalist and remained with it until retirement.
She was the author of many books, including a biographical novel on artist Ali Imam Madaar and an autobiographical book
Jeeney Ka Jurm. Two other notable publications were
Kari Zakhm, a collection of research essays on honour killing based on her field work, and