edit in The Express Tribune, December 30th, 2023.A recent study, published by the Asian Development Bank, highlights the alarming emergence of domestic violence as a silent pandemic in Pakistan, presenting a significant challenge to both society and the state. Pakistan has consistently ranked poorly on gender equality indices, experiencing a sharp increase in violence against women and girls in recent years. This surge in violence is rooted in deeply ingrained patriarchal and misogynistic ideologies and…
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by Mahtab Nisar in Daily Times, Dec 30, 2023The writer is a freelance columnist.Balochistan, situated in the southwestern part of Pakistan, has long grappled with a pervasive issue that casts a dark shadow over the lives of its women. Within the confines of this province, particularly in cities like Quetta and Turbat, a disturbing trend has emerged, revealing a high incidence of women, especially teenage girls, falling victim to various forms of brutality. The urgency…
report in The Frontier Post. Dec 28, 2023KABUL: After the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan, girls were barred from attending school, with only children up to the sixth grade permitted to continue their primary education. Consequently, secret girls’ schools have been established across Afghanistan to continue education for those deprived of further study by the Taliban’s decree.According to the Seattle Times, the non-profit organization Sahar, based in Seattle, USA, supports dozens of these clandestine schools…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Dec 11, 2023 at 9:02 PMThe UN special rapporteur for Afghan human rights, Richard Bennett stressed the importance of girls’ education in Afghanistan, saying that the Taliban have disagreements over the issue of girls education in Afghanistan. Speaking to a panel in the Doha Forum, Bennett indicated the former Minister of Higher Education’s stance regarding female universities and said: “I remember having a meeting with the minister of higher education. This…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Dec 08, 2023 at 8:43 PMAt the end of the 1402 solar school year, a number of sixth grade girls have expressed concern about not being able to go to school next year. They asked the caretaker government not to prevent girls from going to school in the next academic year. More than two years have passed, and there is still no news about the reopening of school for girls above…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, November 23, 2023Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai recently reiterated the importance of reopening schools and universities for girls in Afghanistan. In a meeting with Iran’s ambassador, Hassan Kazemi Qomi and a senior member of Iran’s Strategic Foreign Relations Council, Karzai stressed that educating girls and boys is vital for Afghanistan’s prosperity. Karzai emphasized the need for a national discourse as the only path to achieving peace and…
report in Khaama Press online, Nov 15, 2023Sources in Herat province report that the presence of girls in some educational centres has been prohibited due to the failure to comply with the directives of the local government of this province. According to sources, officials from the Ministry of Education, the Department of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, and Taliban intelligence forces reportedly raided some schools that were teaching girls foreign languages on Tuesday…
by Wisal Yousafzai in the Express Tribune, Nov 15, 2023PESHAWAR:As schoolchildren across the country eagerly await growing up and pursuing their dream careers, Afghan girls deported back home to life under the extremist Taliban government resent the cruelty of maturing. They bid farewell not only to their friends and neighborhoods but also to their hopes of living an accomplished life. For ten-year-old Palwasha, a third-generation Afghan immigrant born and raised in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan was…
By Shamsurrahman Khpalwak in ToloNews,Oct 4, 2023 at 9:51 PMEighty countries in a joint statement delivered to the UNGA 78th meeting expressed their concern over the violation of women and girls’ rights in Afghanistan. UAE, Australia, Japan, Spain Chile, EU and 74 UN member states and observers- in the statement- have asked the Islamic Emirate to respect women and girls’ rights based on Islamic values and international human rights. In the joint statement, the countries…
report in Khaama Press on line, August 19, 2023On Afghanistan’s 104th independence anniversary, former President Hamid Karzai urged the Taliban administration to reopen girls’ schools and universities, emphasizing that true independence requires educational access for all. Karzai said about the critical role of knowledge and stressed that achieving peace, stability, development, and independence requires acquiring knowledge. Karzai urged all to educate their children, including girls. He called on the Taliban to open schools for girls…