Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Tuesday deemed Transgender Act 2018 un-Islamic. The council said many sections of the Transgender Act are not in conformity with Islamic teachings. The council asked the government to form a committee to review the Transgender Act and the committee should ...

Pakistan was ranked second-worst country in terms of gender parity in the latest Global Gender Gap Report link released by the World Economic Forum. The nation of 220 million people was placed at 145 out of 146 countries. Since 2006, the Global Gender Gap Index has measured the world’s ...

WASHINGTON – US assistant health secretary Dr. Rachel Levine Tuesday was sworn in as first transgender four-star admiral in one of the country’s eight uniformed services. The 63-year-old became the highest-ranking official in the US Public Health Service Corps that is responsible for sending ...

The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration has established an Islamic Center for the city’s transgender community. The community will also be provided monetary assistance and jobs with the help of the private sector. The objective of the initiative is to alleviate and facilitate ...

ISLAMABAD-The Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) door to door survey to know the reasons of gender gap in voters’ registration continued on Thursday in 229 Census blocks of 21 tehsils across the country.According to ECP, the data is being collected during the survey, which was ...

ISLAMABAD-The Election Commission of Pakistan has started a Pilot Survey to reduce gender gap between male and female voters in the country. According to ECP, the commission has identified 229 Census Block Codes  in 21Tehsils across the country having a significant gender gap in the voter ...

KARACHI: Pakistan economy's hidden potential worth $30 billion revealed. Pakistan can add more than $30 billion to its GDP if it can improve parity between men and women, says reports on gender equality. According to a 2018 report titled ‘The Power of Parity: Advancing Women’s Equality in ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan government makes history with first ever transgender woman in the World included in the high level UN delegation. Aisha Mughal has become the first transgender woman to represent Pakistan at a United Nations Forum officially. She was recently included in the country’s ...

RIYADH - Restaurants and cafes in Saudi Arabia are no longer required to have gender-segregated entrances, officials said, in a further easing of social restrictions in the Islamic kingdom. Eateries have long required one entrance for single men and another for women and families, in a country ...

LAHORE – After severe backlash, Pakistan’s top university withdraws orders for gender segregation at Canteens. Pakistan’s top engineering varsity, the University of Engineering and Technology Lahore withdrew a notification regarding gender segregation in the canteen/cafeteria. On ...