There is no better way to assess the progress a nation makes than to understand the status of its women. So, where does Pakistan stand?  Let us look at what structures exist specifically for women and what is still lacking. 

The devastating consequences of extreme violence against girls has been very recently brought into sharp focus following the rape of a 4-year-old girl in Sindh’s Kashmore, and the not so long ago tragic sexual violence against, and murder of young girls in Kasur.