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Malala deplores ‘gender apartheid’ against women under Taliban regime in Afghanistan

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1 year ago

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Malala calls the Afghan Taliban regime a “gender apartheid”.
Urges gender-based inequity be made “crime against humanity”.
Girlhood made “illegal” by Taliban rule in war-torn Afghanistan.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai Tuesday deplored the discrimination against women under the Taliban rule in Afghanistan saying that mere girlhood has been made illegal in the war-torn country.

“Our first imperative is to call the regime in Afghanistan what it really is. It is a gender apartheid,” Malala said during her keynote address at the event organised by the Mandela Foundation marking the 10th anniversary of the death of Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Calling for discriminatory and apartheid policies to be declared a “crime against humanity”, the global girls education activist said: “The Taliban have made girlhood illegal, and it is taking a toll.”

She went on to underscore that teenage girls and women are barred from schools and universities and are also not allowed to enter public places such as parks, gyms and funfairs.

Malala said thousands of women have lost their government jobs — or are being paid to stay home.

Stressing the inclusion of gender apartheid as a crime against humanity, Malala said: “South Africans fought for racial apartheid to be recognised and criminalised at the international level. In the process, they drew more of the world’s attention to the horrors of apartheid […] But gender apartheid has not been explicitly codified yet.”

“We have an opportunity to do that right now,” she also said while calling for the definition of gender apartheid to be included in a new UN treaty that is currently under work with former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other leading activists campaigning for the cause as well.

The Nobel laureate also condemned the “unjust bombardment” of the beleaguered Gaza Strip by the Israeli forces noting that the Middle East crisis — along with the situation in Ukraine and Sudan — has diverted the world’s attention from the maltreatment of women and girls in Afghanistan.

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PTI and JUI (Sherani) decide to proceed by consensus.

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3 weeks ago

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Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Sherani) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have agreed to proceed together.

Maulana Muhammad Khan Sherani, the leader of JUI (Sherani), met with Barrister Dr. Saif, the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Information Advisor.

The conference also included former senator Aslam Buledi and former federal minister Muhammad Ali Durrani.

The discussion focused on promoting reconciliation, political cooperation, and collective progress in the country. In addition, Barrister Dr. Saif read Fatiha and expressed sympathy for Maulana Sherani’s wife’s demise.

Barrister Saif recognized Maulana Sherani as a respected religious and political person, a senior member of parliament, and an expert in constitutional law during the meeting. He said that Maulana Sherani’s services are greatly valued by PTI founder Imran Khan and the party, and they hope he will play an active role in promoting trust, cooperation, and national reconciliation.

Maulana Sherani was invited to visit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by Barrister Saif on behalf of KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur.

Maulana Muhammad Khan Sherani emphasized the importance of reconciliation in guiding the nation away from conflict and proposed that Muhammad Ali Durrani be instrumental in promoting this process.

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SFD and Pakistan Sign Two Deals Totaling $1.61BLN

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1 month ago

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Two agreements totaling $1.61 billion have been inked by Pakistan and the Saudi Fund for Development to improve their bilateral economic cooperation.

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‘Kashmir Banay Ga Pakistan’ is a new song teased by ISPR for Solidarity Day

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1 month ago

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A new anthem, “Kashmir Banay Ga Pakistan,” was issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Wednesday (tomorrow) in honor of Kashmir Solidarity Day.

Every year on February 5, Kashmir Solidarity Day is commemorated to show solidarity with the people of Indian-Occupied Kashmir.

Renowned musician Ahmed Jahanzeb sings the song, which sends a powerful message of solidarity and dedication to the liberation fighters of Held Kashmir.

Imran Raza wrote the words, while Irfan Saleem and Kamran Khan composed the music.

The song was composed especially to commemorate the momentous day and to reaffirm support for the courageous and tenacious people of Kashmir, who are fighting for their right to self-determination, as guaranteed by the documents of united nations