Warmer temperatures over time are changing weather patterns and disrupting the usual balance of nature– resulting in droughts and floods. Climate change and increasingly extreme weather events have caused a surge in natural disasters over the.
travelogueWhen I came to Kalash on a 5-day-trip with a group of journalists and photographers, I was as curious to know about unusual women of Kalash as I was interested in exploring Kalash Valley. There is mystery surrounding Kalasha women, around.
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Female entrepreneurs represent the fastest growing category of entrepreneurship worldwide. Especially in our region, woman entrepreneurship can lead to a tremendous social change, making women financially empowered and independent.
To celebrate International Women’s Day, Dun & Bradstreet Pakistan recently hosted a lunch in collaboration with PINE Global – a business incubation that provides entrepreneurship training to start-ups and SME’s works.
They launched the Boss Women Pakistan programme in which 100 + women were trained under the Commonwealth Businesswomen’s banner. Both companies have joined hands to empower women in business by providing an international platform for women led businesses to engage with international trade. In attendance were professionals like Designer Huma Adnan who supported the brand’s initiative for women entrepreneurs. Erum Noor Muzaffar and Sumeha Khalid were present from the media personalities along with PINE board of advis
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Of late, online cab services in urban cities, like Karachi and Lahore, have provided job opportunities to a number of women drivers. In this regard You! talks to a few women cab drivers…
Women taxi drivers were unheard of in Pakistan till the 1980s. It was totally considered a male domain until Zahida Kazmi broke the chain and hailed as Pakistan’s first female taxi driver in the late ’80s. Out of necessity, Kazmi decided to get behind the wheel and started driving a taxi in Rawalpindi. Her late husband, who himself was a taxi driver, had taught her how to drive. Her journey was like a bumpy road as during those days a woman driving a taxi was a strange phenomenon. However, Kazmi remained steadfast against all odds and set an example for other women to follow suit.