As the globe commemorates International Women’s Day under the theme “Inspire Inclusion,” Pakistan is still plagued by a crisis of enormous proportions, with the victims being largely women and the perpetrators being their own flesh and blood.
Denying women their legal inheritance birth rights by avaricious families is so widespread that it rarely makes it onto any significant platform. This inhumanity is perpetuated in a variety of ways with impunity.
Whatever method is used, it entails recruiting the sold-out system and worn-out traditions.
It’s not only about breaking the rules; it’s a heartbreaking story about how society and culture treat women unfairly, leaving them feeling trapped in a deep pit of silence and despair.
However, Pakistan works hard to guarantee that its women are treated with the same respect, value, and equality as males, but much more work remains to be done.
Today, women across the country continue to be denied their inheritance rights, emphasizing the critical need for reforms as women continue to fight the system and suffer consequences.
As women continue to fight for their rights, a worrisome trend is emerging in some regions of the country: some women are being unfairly confined to mental and psychiatric facilities by their own families. This unsettling behavior looks to be an attempt to deprive them of their due inheritance.
According to World Bank projections for 2022, women make up nearly half of Pakistan’s population (49.6%).
