NO ONE CAN MAKE YOU FEEL INFERIOR WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT

For most of recorded history, parental violence against children and men's violence against wives was explicitly or implicitly accepted. Those who had the power to prevent and/or punish this violence through religion, law, or custom, openly approved it. .....

• Pakistani women continue to sacrifice their lives in the name of honour.

• Despite all the glass ceilings, our women have proved the world wrong with their groundbreaking achievements time and again.

SYEDA GHULAM FATIMASyeda Ghulam fatma was presented with the Clinton Global Citizen Award 2015 for leadership in civil society.

MARIUM MUKHTARAlthough the 24-year-old Flying Officer Marium will always be remembered as the first lady pilot of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) to attain the great honour.

MUNIBA MAZARIIn December, the artist-activist-writer, was named Pakistan’s first female Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.

Dr NERGIS MAVALVALAIn February, Pakistan-born astrophysicist played a part in discovery of gravitational waves.

SHARMEEN OBAID CHINOYOn February 28, 2016, SharmenObaid-Chinoy became the first Pakistani to win two Oscar awards.

RUKHSANA PARVEEN AND SOFIA JAVEDRukhsana and Sofia became the first Pakistani women to bag international medals in boxing at the 2016 South Asian Games.

MINHAL SOHAILThe 21-year-old Minhal Sohail became Pakistan’s first female shooter to compete at Olympics 2016. Minhal has made us proud by qualifying for the Rio Games.

IKRA SALEEM KHANIkra Saleem Khan, a student of University College Lahore, came out on top at the University of London LLB examinations, scoring the highest aggregate marks.