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S. Snatch theft in Karachi. Categories: Social issues by country. Social issues in Asia. Controversies in Pakistan. Society of Pakistan.
The social status of women in Pakistan is one of systemic gender subordination even though it varies considerably across classes, regions, and the rural/urban divide due to uneven socioeconomic development and the impact of tribal, feudal, and capitalist social formations on women's lives. The Pakistani women of today do, however, enjoy a ...
Corruption in Pakistan is widespread, [1] and extends to every sector from government to judiciary, police, health services, education, and military. [2]Corruption distorts economic decision-making, deters investment, undermines competitiveness and, ultimately, weakens economic growth of a country, which is why the problems are long-standing, and despite ongoing calls for reform, and many ...
Violence against women in Pakistan, particularly intimate partner violence and sexual violence, is a major public health problem and a violation of women's human rights in Pakistan. [18] [19] Women in Pakistan mainly encounter violence by being forced into marriage, through workplace sexual harassment, domestic violence and by honour killings. [19]
Sectarian violence in Pakistan refers to violence directed against people and places in Pakistan motivated by antagonism toward the target's religious sect. As many as 4,000 Shia (a Muslim minority group) are estimated to have been killed in sectarian attacks in Pakistan between 1987 and 2007, and thousands more Shia have been killed by Salafi extremists from 2008 to 2014, according to Human ...
P. Pakhtunkhwa Olasi Tehreek. Pashtun Tahafuz Movement. Progressive Writers' Movement. Categories: Social movements by country. Social movements in Asia. Social issues in Pakistan.
AED. Al-Khair Foundation. Adventist Development and Relief Agency Pakistan. AFS Intercultural Exchanges. American Himalaya Foundation. Arab-Pakistani Fund. Akhuwat Foundation. Asian Human Rights Development Organization. Association for the Development of Pakistan.
In contrast, the Communist Party was more active, populist, and had support from the rural class due to its tough position taken on economic and social issues. [8] The Communist Party quickly grasped its popularity as it espoused the causes of Pakistan's farmers and labourers against the nexus of zamindars, princely class, and landed gentry. [8]