‘Cultivating Hope’ seminar on terrorism The Higher Education Commission (HEC) and SAMAA TV jointly held the second phase of a series of seminars on the project titled “Cultivating Hope”, where young female students were made aware of the challenges and impact of extremism and their important role to cultivate hope in society. The seminar held at the Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) followed up by a second event at the Punjab University. The seminars included the participation of prominent representatives from ... Read More

Pakistan ranked127th among 130 countries on gender parity The World Economic Forum in its annual report Global Gender Gap Report 2008, released today ranked Pakistan at 127th among the 130 countries in the world. According to the Global Gender Gap Report 2008 (GGGR), published each year by the World Economic Forum, the social and economic empowerment of women is still very low and they are still struggling for their livelihood and survival. Norway (1) leads the world in closing the gender gap between ... Read More

Tourist bus attacked with bullets near Cape Town: Tourist bus attacked with bullets near Cape Town. No one injured. The bus was carrying delegation members for the TCI Annual Conference 2008. The delegation included cluster practioners from Sweden, Finland, Canada, Pakistan, India, Germany, Mexico and the United States. ... Read More