Fundamental Articles about No-Sex Discrimination in Pakistan

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I[RIGHT][RIGHT][RIGHT]n Pakistan women’s rights were violated very badly, being raped, sexual harassment, domestic violence but now a days there are a number of increase seems in cases of physical violence. Women are not safe at workplace, Women are not safe at educational institutes, Women are not safe on roads, and Women are not safe in markets. Today women are not safe in Pakistan why? There is a number of news printed in daily newspaper regarding to Women’s violation. We say we lives in an Islamic state. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan gave two nation theory. In which he says that Muslims and Hindus are two different nations and we demand a separate country in which Muslims live according Islam. What does Islam tells us about Women’s right? Is that what we are doing? No, never. My request is only to youth of Pakistan that they aware their family, their peer groups about the rights of Women. There is a saying that youth is the back bone of any nation and when the back bone of any nation becomes strong the nation automatically gets strong. Today I am going to aware you about the constitutional rights of women in Pakistan. In which we see that there is no discrimination found on the basis of sex, the law of state is equal for both, every person in the state have the right to get security from government.

Constitutional status: Article 25(1), 25(2), 27(1), 35(5).

Article: 25. Equality of citizens

(1) All citizens are equal before law and are entitled to equal protection of law.
(2) There shall be no discrimination on the basis of sex.

Article: 27. Safeguard against discrimination in services

No citizen otherwise qualified for appointment in the service of Pakistan shall be discriminated against in respect of any such appointment on the ground only of race, religion, caste, sex, residence or place of birth.

Article: 37. Promotion of social justice and eradication of social evils

(5)The state shall make provision for securing just and humane conditions of work, ensuring that children and women are not employed in vocations unsuited to their age or sex, and for maternity benefits for women in employment.