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This article tests one—the labor market—explanation for gender gaps in
education in Pakistan.1 On the basis of the investment motive, it contends
that if the labor market rewards men’s...
The analysis
focuses on two social barriers: caste based stigma and female seclusion. Our
findings suggest that caste based stigma significantly dampens school enrollment
among...
Chapter I: Part I of the first Chapter defines profile of women in Pakistan and presents the
issue of education deprivation of women. Part II describes the purpose of research. Part III...
"Thirteen years after he was deposed and sent into exile by a military coup, Nawaz
Sharif has returned to power in Pakistan. On 11 May 2013, contrary to opinion
poll predictions...
Effective civil–military coordination is therefore essential in
achieving the over-arching humanitarian goal of saving lives
and alleviating suffering. However, in practice it is often...
The situation of human rights in Pakistan is one of the most serious in the Asian region
and has amongst the greatest impact on regional and international peace and security.
The...
There is no known grassroots activism among lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transsexuals and
transgender (zenana) communities in Pakistan. This lack of activism, the silences around
...
Violence, abuse, and social and religious intolerance by militant organizations and other nongovernmental actors contributed to a culture of lawlessness in some parts of the country, particularly...
2012 was a year of many challenges where Pakistan did not prove
equal to the task. The pace of implementation of human rights treaties
that the country had ratified left a lot to be...
The marginalization of these minorities is evident in almost all civil and military institutions
though for the purposes of this paper the core issues are those that revolve around the...