Women’s Legal Empowerment in Pakistan during the 4th Regime of Pakistan Peoples Party (2008-2013): An Overview.

Women empowerment for the benefit of society’s welfare and advancement is a crucial phenomenon that contributes significantly to development. Nowadays in Pakistan, the most sensitive and contentious issue is the empowerment of women, whether on the political, social, or economic fronts. The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has always supported the empowerment of women. This study examines the major contributions of the 4 th regime of PPP to empower women in Pakistan through legislative measures without any discrimination by introducing numerous laws. This study also explains that PPP government particularly through the eighteenth amendment offer considerable opportunities for women political participation. This study is basically historical. Qualitative method is applied. For this study data is mostly collected through primary and secondary sources. Primary data is mostly interviews. Secondary sources included books, journal articles, authentic and reliable newspapers articles and reports etc. The study also investigates several issues faced by the PPP government in the implementation of all those acts and initiatives introduces by them to empower women legally in Pakistan. This study gives recommendations for women’s legal empowerment in the true sense. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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