Establish Women police stations and desks at all levels to facilitate women empowerment
We will carry out an audit of existing federal and provincial women protection laws to identify gaps and undertake legal reforms as part of our commitment to women empowerment.
We will support reform initiatives to improve the operational performance of courts. This will include supporting courts to digitize case records, case management reforms, and the establishment of an institution to provide free legal aid to needy litigants as well as to vulnerable groups like women, juveniles and minorities.
We will reform our prison system by upgrading existing infrastructure and ensure human rights are not violated. Moreover, we will establish separate special juvenile detention centers and prisons for women.
We will effectively implement initiatives to increase women’s access to education, healthcare, economic opportunity and legal protection.
We will priorities establishment and upgradation of girls’ schools and provide stipends to girls and women for continuing their education.
We will establish a large scale national Maternal Health Programme to provide assisted births along with family health and planning information to women.
We will provide economic opportunity to women by Strengthening the legal framework to protect women’s inheritance rights to land and property.
We will provide economic opportunity to women by increasing state-provided micro-finance available to women.
We will provide economic opportunity to women by establishing residential and caretaking facilities for working women in urban settings.
We will reform the justice system to increase representation of female police officers at police stations for reporting and investigation of complaints/FIRs for gender based crimes.
We will reform the justice system to improve investigative and prosecutorial process for gender based violence.
We will reform the justice system to establish gender-based violence courts to provide additional protection and speedy resolution to women victims.
We will reform the justice system to improve investigative and forensic procedures for sexual offence cases.
We will reform the justice system to establish gender-based violence courts to provide additional protection and speedy resolution to women victims.
We will increase resources and capacity of “Dar-ul-Aman” and protective services for women.
We will increase female participation in public sector by establishing significant quotas for women in local government and boards of public bodies.
We will increase female participation in public sector by establishing significant quotas for women in local government and boards of public bodies.
We will empower women politically by launching a women voter registration drive across Pakistan to ensure the opportunity for women to exercise their right to vote and increase women’s participation in elections.
To fulfil our commitment of creating 10 million jobs and strengthen the Labour market we will ensure that economic development initiatives will offer Employment Guarantee Schemes for the Bottom-of-the Pyramid with focus on women and rural areas.
We will deploy efforts to reduce the population growth rate for the health of mothers, children and families and the prosperity of Pakistan by reducing the impending burden on its resources.
We will increase schools at secondary level for girls by upgrading schools every year in high-enrolment areas and launching nation-wide radio, television and online self-learning programmes for secondary students.
We will provide stipends to secondary school-going girls to reduce barriers to access.
We will double the size of the Lady Health Worker (LHW) programme to ensure each woman has access to complete package of LHW services (including family planning, pregnancy management, neonatal care), with adequate training, support and service structure for LHWs.
We will ensure the adequate availability of contraception to all married women of reproductive age (MWRA) through the population welfare and healthcare network of Basic Health Units, Lady Health Workers and Community Midwives.
PPP introduced the Benazir Income Support Programme to ensure that women in poor households
were able to address some of the food needs of their families.
Girls’ education: In order to increase retention of students beyond primary level particularly that of girls, primary schools will be upgraded to at least lower secondary level more resources will be allocated for girls’ education.
Stipends will be awarded to girls to complete secondary school and HSSC.
Requiring the inclusion of a woman family member on the title of any regularized property.
Engagement with reformed agricultural and livestock extension and veterinary services such as investing in female veterinarians and provision of door-to-door livestock extension services.
The National Commission on the Status of Women will be strengthened by increased financial and administrative autonomy as envisaged in the law.
Ensure women’s numbers increase in law enforcement agencies, particularly the police A national catalogue of crimes against women and the status of court cases will be created and a Special Pubic Prosecutor appointed to pursue cases of violence against women.
The programme will provide cash incentives to mothers (and families) to make pro-health, pro-nutrition, pro learning, and pro-gender equality choices from the time of conception till a child reaches school-going age (5 years Connect women with the market economy as entrepreneurs.
Women applicants, particularly BISP beneficiaries, will be encouraged to apply for dealer licenses and will be supported with enterprise development skills for managing their dealership.
Policy commitments are met to provide adequate antenatal, delivery and postnatal care to women of reproductive age, It would also focus on the provision of emergency obstetric and neonatal care to women.
Ensure service accessibility for family planning services to all child bearing women and their male partners.
Special awareness campaigns and mass media communication for advocacy and promotion of family planning and reproductive health Legislation for reproductive health rights Integration of population planning and health at implementation level through LHW, Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH), PPHI and nutrition programmes.
The PPP shall continue its record of spear-heading progressive legislation for women’s rights by tabling further legislation through party-backed bills rather than reliance on individual party members.
Interest-free loans given to the poorest, marginalized, and vulnerable individuals, particularly women in the Sindh province.
The national and provincial budget-planning processes will be made gender-sensitive and policy makers will implement gender-sensitive budgeting, as well as undertake impact analysis of budget-related decisions through a gender focused lens to ensure that both men and women benefit from public sector expenditure equally.
Establishing functional Crisis Centers for Women at various level for immediate legal and psychological support.
PPP will provide directed support to specific segments of the agricultural economy, such as small farmers, agricultural labour, women agricultural workers, and farmers in marginalized regions.
Legal recognition and registration of women agricultural workers under the Benazir Women Agricultural Workers Programme.
Priority to women agricultural workers for allotment of state-owned land for agriculture.
Women worker’s job security during and after pregnancy will be guaranteed and maternity benefits and leave will be granted.
Women, particularly pregnant women, will be protected from engaging in hazardous operations that may expose them to serious risk of bodily injury, poisoning or disease, and provided alternative means of remuneration.
We will take affirmative action for women to serve on all levels of government, judiciary, and other decision-making bodies in public sector institutions with particular relevance to criminal justice system.
PPP will also increase women in local governments and in various services tiers.
Provide equity to First Women’s Bank and make it a prime vehicle to ensure women have adequate access to credit.
Women, particularly pregnant women, will be protected from engaging in hazardous operations that may expose them to serious risk of bodily injury, poisoning or disease, and provided alternative means of remuneration.
PPP will continue to discuss the modality of electing women to reserved seats in the provincial and national assembly. Our aim is to progressively increase reserved seats in the assemblies and Senate from 17% to 33%.
The PPP will be committed to strengthening the role of women in elected bodies by supporting capacity-building, assembly caucuses, and other measures to ensure that women’s voices are heard at all levels of democratic governance bodies.
Women politicians should be included in all standing committees in Parliament, not just those deemed ‘relevant’ to their gender. The PPP should not tolerate the exclusion of women from meetings of bodies to which they have been elected, as has been observed in local government.
Ensure service accessibility for family planning services to all child bearing women and their male partners Post pregnancy services and counselling to be given at all birthing stations and antenatal and postnatal wards and outpatient departments Training of all new and old lady health workers in advocacy, communication and counselling for effective service delivery related to family planning.
ANP is committed to equal rights and opportunities for all citizens, nationalities, groups irrespective of gender, religion, race, class and creed. All discriminatory laws shall be repealed. The essence of security will be guaranteed among women, elderly and people with disabilities, transgender, religious and ethnic minorities.
ANP considers local government an important tier of the democratic process and improving access and quality of services at the door steps. It will review, amend and strengthen the Local government system and ensure increased participation of women, peasants/labour and religious minorities in the system.
Strict segregation of under trial convicts, women and juvenile prisoners will be pursued.
Will continue efforts to increase Women’s Participation in decision-making at all levels to a minimum of 33% representation in Political Parties.
Will evolve consensus on direct elections for women to all elected positions including on reserved seats/quota, as the Party believes that there is no substitute for direct elections.
Will provide women’s meaningful and requisite technical and financial support to enable them to participate effectively in all spheres of life.
ANP pledges equal access and opportunities to employment for women and will take effective policy and administrative steps to ensure implementation of the
existing quota for women’s employment.
Will ensure effective implementation of legislations enacted for women’s rights and empowerment. Will continue efforts for the promulgation of domestic violence law, child marriages and trafficking in women and children.
Will evolve consensus to repeal all discriminatory laws and policies that infringe on the equal rights of women and their participation in decision making within the state, family, community and society.
Will ensure that no Laws, Regulations, Policy and Code of conduct prescribed and adopted by the State exclude and/or discriminate against women.
Remove the need for a male guardian for adult women when applying for National Identity Cards.
Will strengthen the relevant Ministries and Departments for Women Development in the Provinces. Build capacities in terms of professional, technical and financial requirements to effectively implement their challenging agenda for women rights and empowerment.
ANP will make the existing National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) and Provincial Commissions on the Status of Women (PCSW) autonomous (financially and administratively) for raising and following up on women’s issues.
Will prohibit deals between local elders and political parties that bar women from exercising their right to vote and/or contest elections. ANP will revoke membership of any Party member found to be involved in deals preventing women from their right to vote.
Ensure administrative reforms within civil, judicial and police, for effective implementation of existing laws for women’s right to inheritance, elimination of
customary discriminatory practices of child marriages, swara, ghag, vani
Encourage recruitment of women in the judicial system at the level of Readers and Moharirs along with the needed recruitment as judges in the higher courts.
ANP will ensure payment of minimum wages in informal and formal sectors of economy and ensure right to unionization especially in the informal sector.
Ensure women’s participation and integration in newer positions and fields to shun the restriction of stereotypical professions. Women will be provided equal
opportunities for education and employment in the fields of their choice and qualification.
ANP will start improved mass transportation system with dedicated spaces and safe and secure environment for women and people with disabilities in all Districts.
ANP will evolve a policy for day care centres in all Government offices, Industrial units, Universities and Corporations will be made mandatory. ANP will give policy guidelines for women friendly work environment
ANP will ensure all public and private offices, markets and shopping malls have separate functional and clean toilets for women with provision for women with
disabilities.
ANP will provide incentives for women run businesses through the women’s chambers.
ANP will introduce curriculum from early years of education at schools which will include lessons about gender equality, women and girls’ rights.
ANP will raise literacy levels especially for women by 25 percent
Merit based research fellowships will be awarded to MS and PhD students in public universities. Hostel facilities will be made available for students and teachers especially to women on or close to the Universities campuses.
ANP will give preference to recruiting qualified women teachers at the Primary School level.
ANP will initiate Baacha Khan healthcare packages and incentives for women, workers and senior citizens.
Will institutionalize training of community women health workers and birth attendants and link their services with the Basic Health Units and Mother and Child
Healthcare Centres
Will launch communication campaign addressing men, women, families and community to promote mother and child health and well being
Access to schools especially for girls shall be made possible by all means. Each Union Council will have minimum three Primary Schools for Boys and the same number for Girls.
Merit and need based scholarships will be available for public school’s students especially for girl’s students.
Will ensure rights of inheritance and ownership as per Shariah.
Non-Islamic social practices like demanding excessive dowry, neglecting widows for remarrying, marriage with Quran, Wani, Wata Sata, Karokari, and honour killing will be eliminated.
Will create opportunities for women to attain education from primary to higher levels with respect and dignity.
Will establish female-only universities and medical colleges in all provinces.
Will remove excesses against women through social and legal means.
Will ensure a peaceful and respectful environment for working women.
Will provide special relaxation in maximum age limit for jobs in government and semi-government departments for women living under special conditions (widows/ divorced).
Female public servants will have a maternity leave of four months (fully paid) and a right of leave with half salary during the neonatal period. They will enjoy complete job security and exception from transfers during the leave period.
Female students will have the opportunity to get admitted to the nearest medical colleges and other educational institutions.
Home-based employment will be facilitated by promoting cottage industries.
Preference will be given to female teachers for primary education.
The commercialization of women will be abolished and a culture of modesty will be promoted.
