A woman wears a protective mask while walking along a road as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Karachi, Pakistan December 2, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro - RC22FK9YQ20Y
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 12 (ANI): Amid the rising inflation in Pakistan, Analysts said that if there will be a sole breadwinner in the family, where women are not allowed to work independently, the poverty will increase and economic prosperity decreases.
Writing in an opinion piece in Daily Times, Mehmil Khalid Kunwar, said that Gender disparity in Pakistan is widespread owing to the patriarchal nature of society and male dominance in almost all the spheres of public life.
“Women in our country are not encouraged to make full use of their abilities and get financially independent. It has been reported by various NGOs that women in rural areas are forced to marry early so they cannot seek education and those who find this opportunity are not permitted to get themselves employed anywhere. Gender inequality exists in different dimensions in the country-health, education, employment, remuneration, etc-and has diminished their capabilities and confined their existence to home. When gender inequality increases, it affects the economic status of a family,” Kunwar said.
“It has been found that those families where only men are working to earn livelihood are experiencing more poverty as compared to those where both are contributing equally. The prospect of economic prosperity decreases when the onus to earn is shifted on a single member of the family that enjoys a limited income, making it difficult to survive in these times of rising inflation in the country,” Kunwar added.
Analysts noted that women who are employed and have access to income and financial resources can work far better than men in promoting the welfare of their families and producing livelihoods. According to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2021, Pakistan was ranked 153rd out of 156 countries on gender inequality. The report pointed out that women in Pakistan do not have equal access to justice, ownership of land and non-financial assets or inheritance rights.
Since Imran Khan came into power in 2018, Pakistan‘s Global Gender Gap Index has worsened over time. In 2017, Pakistan ranked 143rd on the 2017 Global Gender Gap Index. However, in 2018, it slipped to the 148th spot. The country’s ranking dipped further as it secured 151st on the 2020 Global Gender Gap Index.
Taliban not serious on promises made during Doha deal, its inaction against terror groups revealed: Report
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 12 (ANI): The Taliban that has grabbed power in Afghanistan for more than 100 days have proven to be ineffective against terror activities in their country as some blasts by ISIS have caused heavy casualties, sending a clear message to the world that the Taliban are not serious towards the pledges they had made in Doha, a media report said.
All the world leaders who held more than one dozen conferences on Afghanistan looked away when they (the Taliban) pleaded for recognition of their government because they would not keep any of their promises made during talks in Doha with the United States during 2019-20, reported Greek City Times.
Further, the Greek publication stated that perhaps the Taliban took these talks as a big joke. Perhaps they knew the execution of the promise, about inclusive government, human rights, and the rights of women, and their education and jobs will denude them of all which they claim to stand for.
Over the Taliban‘s inactivity against terror, the world has taken note that the Afghan group has so far failed to keep its promises to keep terrorist organizations out of Afghanistan.
According to The Greek City Times, the Taliban had promised in Doha that they would not allow Al-Qaeda and the IS to function in Afghanistan. The Taliban and ISIS have strong similarities and weak differences. Both claim to be crusaders of Sharia and conduct their jihad in the “most barbarous” ways – from the civilized point of view.
The Taliban‘s “barbarity” was seen when they were in power for about six years and again when they were out of power for about 20 years. In other words, keeping Doha promises will be self-effacing for the Taliban at the cost of their version of Sharia, said the Greek publication. (ANI)
