Punjab has embarked on one of its most consequential agrarian reforms in decades, transferring long-term cultivation rights over government-owned farmland to 30,000 landless families under the Apna Khet Apna Rozgar programme. More than a simple land handout, the scheme aims to shift thousands of rural households from dependence on daily wage labour toward asset-based livelihoods, […]
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Punjab enters livestock revolution through rural empowerment and agri resilience
Punjab’s livestock sector is undergoing a historic transformation, driven by the visionary agenda of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif and her team-particularly Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani, Minister for Livestock & Dairy Development. With livestock contributing nearly 15% to Pakistan’s GDP and over 63% to the agricultural economy, the sector is not only vital to food […]
Youth Growth and Empowerment
In this great walk of life, the things that the youth of the nation need to know are in dire need of their grooming and learning in the digital era. Well-groomed young minds equipped with training represent one of the most prominent and powerful assets for any nation. Across the world, there are more than […]
CM Maryam pledges trong support for widows on international widows day
LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has reaffirmed her government’s commitment to supporting widows across the province, emphasizing that these women deserve dignity, empowerment, and real assistance—not just sympathy. In her heartfelt message on International Widows Day, CM Maryam highlighted that Islam grants widows full rights, respect, and honor. She stressed that society […]
How Goats are Empowering Women in Rural Sindh
When you meet Zafarunnisa, a resident in the village Muhammad Hassan Halo, Tando Muhammed Khan, you can immediately sense how protective she is of her two goats. ‘Sometimes, I feel my affection for them is similar to what I feel for him,’ she bounces the one-year old she’s holding while she makes rounds. As beloved […]
Oprah gets emotional at Hollywood empowerment event
Oprah Winfrey may have been the main honouree at The Hollywood Reporter’s inaugural Empowerment in Entertainment luncheon, but it was a group of underprivileged high school students who stole the show and even brought Winfrey to tears. At the event on Tuesday in Los Angeles, 20 local high school juniors who had been selected to […]
A note to all the Wonder Women, of today and tomorrow
You became the source of stepping up high every day and breaking the obstacles of this adventure called life; A most powerful yet silent support that strengthens one from the inside out; A hope to conquer this world; Your understanding, compassion, and above all, your acceptance blossoms me to spread the fragrance all around; […]