With the technical help of Asian Development Bank, the government of Pakistan has devised a Gender Reform Action Plan to be implemented in the institutions, as well as on a social basis.  In the Constitution of Pakistan, Article nos: 25,27,34,35 and 37 show the importance of women rights and their status of equality with men.

In order to safeguard these rights, Government of Pakistan has devised GRAP, which in turn is doing the following:

NCSW (National Commission for Status of Women) has been organized.

Preparation of a national policy for the prosperity of women.

Women workers have been given a right to be equally paid as men according to the ILO convention.

 33% participation of women is allocated in representative government setup, and 17% in representation in the Senate and the National and Provincial Assemblies.

A four year duration has been given for the implementation of GRAP and the Asian Development Bank has promised help in other projects only if GRAP is recognized by the cabinet and its implementation is satisfactory.

                       
                               A REVIEW OF GRAP AND ITS IMPROVEMENT

 
What is the basis of GRAP?

Women are maltreated and suffer from discrimination in every aspect of life in comparison to men.

Men and society at large are not giving women their due share.

To achieve this goal a quota for women should be established and an open merit system should be entertained.

All male domination rules should be changed and there should be liberty for women for their own actions

If the society does not accept these rules then there should be an appropriate punishment.

What is the reality?

There is no condition in GARP for honour and dignity of women.

Islam is the only religion which protects the integrity of women. Their goals can be met only if women are made aware of their rights according to the teachings of Islam

 Success can be attained by following these rules:

Importance should be given to integrity of women.

Implementation of justice should be made certain. The family as a unit should be made strong.

Men as well as women should be constantly made aware of their  responsibilities.                           

Working women should be treated according to their own requirement.

 Lawfully, men should be made responsible for monetarily supporting women.

Efforts should be made to provide women with nearby facilities, so that after finishing their duties at home they can utilize their abilities.

It should be left totally to the women whether they want to work and earn. If she does decide in its favour, then her working hours should be less than those of men.

Economic development should not be given priority over the destruction of morality of the future generation.

To save our future, the implication and imposing of GRAP should be stopped.

LET US RECOGNIZE OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AND LET US FULFIL THEM.