Dr Shamshad Akhtar elected as first female PSX chairperson
KARACHI: Dr Shamshad Akhtar has been unanimously elected as first female chairperson of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). This is for the first time in the 73 year history that a woman chairperson has been elected on the PSX Board of
Another suspect arrested over female student’s death in Lahore
LAHORE: Police have arrested another suspect in the case of a female student whose body was dumped outside the emergency ward of a hospital in Lahore. Police arrested a suspect named Owais in the case after getting his information from
Female journalists demand govt act against online threats, harassment
ISLAMABAD: Women journalists in Pakistan have come together and released a joint statement calling upon authorities to end impunity against attacks on women in media in Pakistan. The joint statement deplores the attacks through social media directed at women journalists
Tennis star Osaka becomes highest-paid female athlete
NEW YORK: Tennis star Naomi Osaka earned $37.4 million last year, a record for a female athlete, surpassing American great Serena Williams. According to the coveted Forbes magazine, the previous record was fellow tennis player Maria Sharapova’s $29.7 million in
Greece’s first female president sworn in
ATHENS: Greece’s first female president, a former high court judge, was formally sworn in office on Friday, nearly two months after the country’s parliament voted overwhelmingly to elect her. The swearing-in ceremony for Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou, 63, took place in an
Trump congratulates female astronaut for breaking world record
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday has congratulated female astronaut on breaking the world record and said, ” I welcome Christina Koch to Earth.” In his message on social networking website Twitter, US President Donald Trump said astronaut Christina
Pakistan’s female peacekeepers awarded UN Medal in Congo
KINSHASA: Members of the first-ever Pakistani Female Engagement Team (FET) deployed with the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) have been awarded the UN Medal. This team of 15 female officers, who serve at
Japanese billionaire seeks girlfriend for trip around moon
TOKYO: Yusaku Maezawa, the Japanese billionaire, is searching for a “special girl” to join him on Elon Musk’s project around the moon. Zozo’s founder, the largest online fashion retailer in Japan, asked women interested in joining him on Musk’s Big
Female vet’s body burnt after rape-murder in Indian city
HYDERABAD: As anger mounted across the country after the brutal murder of a veterinary doctor, who was also allegedly sexually assaulted, hundred of residents erupted in protest over the latest gruesome incident to shock India. Baton-wielding police pushed back crowds
US makes history with first all-female spacewalk
MIAMI: US astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir became the first all-female pairing to carry out a spacewalk Friday, a historic milestone as NASA prepares to send the first woman to the Moon. The mission was originally planned for earlier
Female student shot dead in Karachi during mugging attempt
KARACHI: A female university student was shot dead on Thursday during an incident of suspected mugging in Karachi. The victim identified as Misbah as a third-year student at Hamdard University. She was sitting with her father in their car while