The male dominated political parties are rendering lip services to safeguard women rights and empower them but fact of the matter is that provision of equal rights and opportunities is still a dream for women in our male dominated society.
There are many non government organisations working for the empowerment of women in cities. The women living in backward and rural areas are being deprived of basic human rights in the name of social customs, wrong interpretation of religion’s teaching, family honour and cultural tradition.
If the women of Pakistan want equal share in the affairs of country, they instead of becoming the wing of political parties should form their own political party and with a separate male wing. I am sure the male wing of women political party will have more male members then a female wing of a male party.
As Pakistani nation is divided on the ideology front, a women political party should adopt the ideology of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah to make Pakistan a Muslim welfare state. The Pakistan male politicians and military generals have failed in the past 64 years to make Pakistan as envisioned by its founder. There are a number of educated women politicians much better than male politicians who are serving the country. This party will not only be a first in Pakistan but will also set an example for other countries. I will be the first to become a member of such a.
S T HUSSAIN
Lahore
