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WRRC Bibliography: Women's Inheritance and Property Rights, Pakistan

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Okara women struggle for land rights
This is a letter which highlights the role of women in the  struggle for land in Okara and also the role of women workers helpline in assisting these women.
Pakistan ranks 104th in International Property Rights for women
Article discusses a study done  on property rights of women in Pakistan which has found that despite the fact that 98 percent of the Pakistani population is Muslim and the religion Islam gives the right of inheritance to all inheritors either male or female, this right is not enjoyed in...
Pakistan: The tenants’ struggle on Okara Military Farms

This article reports on the conflict between the military farm administrations and the tenants at Okara Military farms when the former forcibly tried to replace the age-old crop-sharing system of cultivation with cash-rent and yearly lease system. The tenants who had tilled the land through...

Sindh Government’s Land Distribution Programme: issues and challenges

The document was prepared by the PDI to provide evidences for PDI’s evidence based advocacy for improvements in the Sind’s land redistribution programme. The study has been published with the hope that policy makers would pay serious attention on the contents of the document to improve the...

Sociological difficulties in the implementation of Legislation pertaining to women in Pakistan
Summary: Land Rights for Muslim Women: Review of Law and Policy

This document provides a short summary of law and policy impacting on women’s land rights in Pakistan.

The Muslim personal Law (Shariat) Application Act (XXVI of 1937)
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Women and Land in Pakistan and FATA: A concept note
Women’s access and rights to land and property in Pakistan

In Pakistan, livelihoods of rural men and women revolve around arable land. Land as an asset is one of the basic physical resources which provide food, space for livestock and home. It is also a source of security and power. In fact land ownership is an important determinant of social status in...

Women’s inheritance rights to land in South Asia: A study of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

The study reviews the formal and customary laws and practices governing the rights of women to inherit land in six South Asian countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka). The study includes an analysis of existing laws and customs and their impact on inheritance...