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| 020 | _a9780195478815 | ||
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_a305.42095491 _bPAT |
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| 100 | 1 | _aPatel, Rashida. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aGender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Pakistan |
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_aNew york : _bOxford University Press, _c2010. |
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_axxiv, 283 p. _c14x22 cm |
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| 500 | _aGender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Pakistan provides an overview of the legal and practical changes which have been introduced to improve the deteriorating condition of women in Pakistan. The book presents a critical analysis of the continuous and increasing misinterpretations of the principles of Islam through legal acceptance, and discusses laws which have been recently changed and have an effect on women's lives, including the Criminal Procedure Code 1898, the Pakistan Penal Code 1860, and introduction of the death penalty for gang-rape. | ||
| 504 | _aIncluding with reference and index | ||
| 650 | _aGender Equality, Women's Empowerment, Violence against Women, The Menance of Honour Killing, Nuptial Concerns, Divorce, Reproductive Rights | ||
| 942 | _cBK | ||
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