WOMEN RIGHTS..

In earlier times, women were deprived of their rightful status. even amongst Muslims who have clear guidelines about the rights of women prescribed in the Holy Quran, a wife's status was as described by the Promised Messiah (AS) , like that of a worthless object. 
At the time when awareness of women's right has been growing worldwide it is paradoxical that voilence against women should be on the rise in countries like Pakistan. Studies by several organizations indicate a 15% increase in violence against women in Pakistan in the year 2009. 
                         

Even in the west which claims to be the standard-bearer of women's right, only until a few decades ago women had no status. Islamic teachings are unambiguous. The history of pre- islamic Arabia that women were treated in an appaling manner. Similar attitudes were prevalent in the western civilisation and to some extent even now: if men can get away with it, they treat women badly. That is why domestic unhappiness and divorce rates are high.
Majority of Pakistani women suffer in silence, with hardly a voice raised in protest. In june 2003 the Proviencial Assembly of Pakistan passed a bill introducing Sharia law in the region which borders Afghanistan.
 The law declares that the Sharia, as laid down in the Holy Quran and Sunnah, to be the supreme law of the region. Accounts of history are frightning. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) Championed the rights of women. He established their rights of inheritance, gave them equal rights.
Thus Islam is the first religion to give women rights of inheritance. Husbands have no rights on their wives' money, or her earnings, this is strictly forbidden.
                              

 In Pakistan the story of woman's deprivations start even before her birth, because she girl-child is not a particurlary wanted child. Her life is a journey of subordination. When she is young her father decides for her on matters ranging from whether she will get any education or not, to all the important matters of whom she would marry?
She is simply forced to accept certain bare facts of life once she grows up to be a woman. 
"The rights to life of women in Pakistan is conditional on their obeying social norms and traditions". Islam and The Holy Prophet (PBUH) have conferred upon women the greatest of kindness. As i've said earlier, women can never show edequale gratitude for this. Today it is the obligation of every woman to be ever filled with a sense of gratitude for this tramendous favour of Allah the Exalted and his Prophet on muslim women. So that is why it is time for action to end voilence against women wheather  muslim or non-muslim we have to raise our voice against this.
This target can be achieved firstly through proper commitment of our home media like TV, Radio, Newspaper and films, that has the power to mold public opinion and here the government's support has to be unconditional. The second way is the evolutionary process through which the mothers by being independent of region, caste or creed can instill in their children from the very beginning that both the genders are important and 'honorable' and have a key role to play in the society.