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[31 Mar 2010 | Comments Off | Zubeida Mustafa]
One Step Forward

Have women parliamentarians succeeded in changing the status of women?

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Interview: Sherry Rehman

“It is actually possible to find cross-party support for women’s issues now,” says Sherry Rehman.

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Interview: Sameea Qazi

“How can we be against pro-women legislation?” asks Sameea Qazi.

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[31 Mar 2010 | Comments Off | Newsline Editorial Staff]
Interview: Marvi Memon MNA, PML-Q

“Women have to make an effort to be heard and taken seriously,” says Marvi Memon.

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[31 Mar 2010 | Comments Off | Newsline Editorial Staff]
Interview: Bushra Gohar

“Every government has consistently compromised, skirted around or taken a weak position on women’s concerns in order to appease the religious extremist groups and parties,” says Bushra Gohar.

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[31 Mar 2010 | Comments Off | Newsline Editorial Staff]
Interview: Anusha Rahman Khan

“Women parliamentarians should not marginalise themselves by working on merely women-related issues,”
says Anusha Rahman Khan.

Blog Row, The Water Cooler »

[31 Mar 2010 | 5 Comments | Talib Qizilbash]
Caption Competition

Can you dig deep into the fertile territory comprising sports clichés and regional tension to pull out a caption for this photoshopped picture of Shoaib and Sania?

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[30 Mar 2010 | Comments Off | Teresa Rehman]
In the Hot Zone

It’s not just physical dangers that one has to combat but also psychological trauma, says Indian journalist Teresa Rehman, who has extensively covered the violence-scarred Manipur and Nagaland regions.

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[30 Mar 2010 | One Comment | Farzana Ali]
Behind the Chadar

Aaj TV correspondent Farzana Ali shares stories of covering the conflict in Swat and South Waziristan, occasionally from behind the chadar.

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[29 Mar 2010 | Comments Off | Sohema Rehan]
Profiles: Expat High Achievers

Newsline profiles five exceptional and talented women of Pakistani origin who are doing Pakistan and Pakistanis proud in their adopted countries.