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Pakistan
Pakistan has a population estimated at 180.8 million (UN, 2009) with an area of 796,095 sq km (307,374 sq miles), excluding Pakistani-administered Kashmir (83,716 sq km/32,323 sq miles). The Capital is Islamabad. The major languages spoken are English, Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto and Balochi.
Pakistan experiences continued political unrest with India due to ongoing issues in Kashmir. Pakistan also is experiencing internal violence from insurgent groups.
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Pakistan ratified The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on March 12, 1996
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Pakistan does not have a National Action Plan on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325)
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Pakistan has a UN peacekeeping mandate: United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)
Sources:BBC; Amnesty International; UNIFEM
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News
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May 11, 2013 (USA Today)
PAKISTAN: Despite Threats, Pakistani Women Cast Votes in Election Despite threats from militant groups, many women headed to the polls in Pakistan to vote in the country's historic elections Saturday. -
May 7, 2013 (Pakistan Today)
PAKISTAN: GEM Promotes Gender Inclusive Elections in Pakistan The Gender Concerns International's Gender Election Monitoring (GEM) Mission has deployed 15 international and 50 national observers to ascertain women's participation in the upcoming elections. -
April 14, 2013 (RFERL)
PAKISTAN: Rights Commission Documents More Than 900 Honor Killings In Pakistan The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) says hundreds of women were killed in so-called honor killings in the country last year. -
April 9, 2013 (IPS)
PAKISTAN: Daring Woman Enters the Contest “My sole motive is to serve my people, especially women who have had no role in politics so far. I feel we can make progress only by bringing in women into mainstream politics.” -
April 5, 2013 (IPS)
PAKISTAN: Women Take the Stage Against Taliban The Taliban may have placed a ban on theatre, but women in Pakistan's northern provinces won't allow the threat of the militants' reprisals to keep them off the stage.
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Resources
- What Do Men and Women do in Agriculture?, Tabinda Qaiser, Akhtar Ali and Murad Ali, November 2, 2010
- Civil Society Alliance on UN Women: Perspectives from Pakistani Rights Activists, AGHS, Asr Resource Center, Aurat Foundation, Khwendo Kor, Potahar Development Organization, Rozan, Sach, Shirkat Gah, Simorgh, Strengthening Particpatory Organization, Sungi Development Foundation and Women Oganization for Rights and Development, September 2010 | Download PDF
- Will Afghan Women be the Taliban's Spoils of War?, Ursula Plassnik, August 1, 2010 | Download PDF
- Pakistan's Displaced Girls and Women - an Opportunity for Education, Rebecca Winthrop, Co-Director, Center for Universal Education , June 11, 2009 | Download PDF
- Programming to Address Violence Against Women: 8 Case Studies (Volume 2), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), 2009 | Download PDF
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Initiatives
- BLOG: Badam Zari Becomes Pakistan's First Ever Tribal Woman to Stand for Election, Online Dialogues & Blogs, , April 2, 2013
- BLOG: Malala Tragedy Reveals Plight of AfPak Girls, Online Dialogues & Blogs, , 17 October 2012
- APPEAL: to the Pakistan Government to Take Urgent Action on the Attempted Assassination Of Young Defender Malala Yousafzai, Appeals & Demonstrations, , October 2012
- PAKISTAN: Fiza Vows to Continue Struggle for Women's Empowerment in Ministerial Meeting, Statements, , June 7, 2012
- INTERVIEW: Asma Jahangir: 'Pakistani Intelligence Plotted My Assassination', Online Dialogues & Blogs, Human Rights Watch (HRW), June 5, 2012