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Women in Pakistan
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Women in Pakistan are as diverse as the country's population in terms of culture, religion, social status, political and community participation at local, national and global platforms. The socio-poli
Benazir Bhutto, the first female prime minister of Pakistan
Benazir Bhutto, the first female prime minister of Pakistan
Fatima Jinnah (1893–1967) was a Pakistani dental surgeon, biographer, stateswoman and one of the leading founders of Pakistan
Fatima Jinnah (1893–1967) was a Pakistani dental surgeon, biographer, stateswoman and one of the leading founders of Pakistan
Benazir Bhutto became the first woman elected to lead a Muslim state. She was assassinated while campaigning for the Pakistani general election of 200
Benazir Bhutto became the first woman elected to lead a Muslim state. She was assassinated while campaigning for the Pakistani general election of 2008.
A meeting of the All-India Muslim League in Lahore in 1940 shows Amjadi Begum in a body length burqa.
A meeting of the All-India Muslim League in Lahore in 1940 shows Amjadi Begum in a body length burqa.
Purdah
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Pardah or purdah is a religious and social practice of sex segregation prevalent among some Muslim, Zoroastrian, and Hindu communities in South Asia. The purdah garment is the same as a burqa, or yash
Women in Pakistan
…Ordinances and the Qanun-e-Shahadat Order (Law of Evidence Order). He banned women from participating and from being spectators of sports and promoted purdah. He suspended all fundamental rights guaranteed in the 1973 Constitution. He also proposed laws regarding Qisas and Diyat, Islamic penal laws governing…
Ladies of Caubul (1848 lithograph, by James Rattray) showing the lifting of purdah in zenana areas – Oriental and India Office Collection, British Lib
Ladies of Caubul (1848 lithograph, by James Rattray) showing the lifting of purdah in zenana areas – Oriental and India Office Collection, British Library.
Photograph of a Rajput royal silver zenana carriage in the princely state of Baroda, India. 1895, Oriental and India Office Collection, British Librar
Photograph of a Rajput royal silver zenana carriage in the princely state of Baroda, India. 1895, Oriental and India Office Collection, British Library
Protest against non-representation of women
Protest against non-representation of women