Pakistan

Are laws enough to protect women in Pakistan? Take our poll!

Provincial assemblies appear to be getting it right but laws pertaining to women in National Assembly need a push.

News Desk March 07, 2014

Provincial assemblies appear to be getting it right but laws pertaining to women in National Assembly need a push. PHOTO: FILE

The 18th Amendment and devolution have had a seemingly substantial impact on the overall cause of women’s rights.

The provincial assemblies appear to be on the right track but laws pertaining to women in the National Assembly need a push.

There are various important laws that are waiting to be passed and many which stakeholders seem to have given up hope on.

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COMMENTS (2)

Awais Khan | 10 years ago | Reply

Relevant laws may be present to protect women rights but the main problem is its effective implementation by the concerned authorities.

goggi (Lahore) | 10 years ago | Reply "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights." UN Human Rights Convention The man-made humiliating laws related to women in Pakistan are not to protect her, they are rather to oppress her.

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