ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has been listed at 148th position among 149 countriesin the gender equality in the World.
Pakistan is ranked among the worst performers in the world when it comes towomen empowerment as the country placed at the rock bottom of the WorldEconomic Forum’s “Global Gender Gap Report 2018link”.
The country bettered only Yemen, the worst country with regards to genderequality. It joins the bottom bracket of nations, including Iran, Iraq,Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Strangely, Pakistan is placed two notches lowerthan the war-devastated Syria.
This also led President Arif Alvi to express deep concern on the plight ofPakistani women. Addressing a ceremony in Hassan Abdal on Wednesday, hesaid it was unfortunate that Pakistan stood only second from the bottom interms of gender equality. “With hereditary rights, the womenfolk could bemade the equal citizens,” he added.
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“Evaluating health and education of women as well as economicopportunities, Pakistan is among worst performers on gender equality. Werank 148th out of 149 countries. This is alarming. I urge the Executive,Legislature and the Judiciary to please take note,” he later said in amessage on social media.
