PAKISTAN | ASIA
Government of Pakistan's Five Year Plan 2013-2018
Type of Measure
Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy
Form of Violence
Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence;
Other harmful practices
Year
2013
Brief Description
The Government of Pakistan's 11th Five year Plan 2013-18 is a comprehensive document that sets out guiding principles and implementation strategies for national development. An amount of PKR 2.7 billion has been proposed for gender and women empowerment in the Plan. The key aims of the Plan are to ensure women's right to ownership of movable and immovable assets, provide unimpeded access to legal, religious and social rights and resources, protect their mobility and livelihood, especially in backward areas, urgent redressal against unjust and illegal patriarchal customs, such as honour killing and domestic violence and recognition of women's contribution in socio-economic development, promotion of additional benefits in term of flexible working hours, day-care facilities, leave etc.
Source of Information
Experiencing Violence?