It is necessary to provide relief and protection to women against misuse and abuse of law and to prevent their exploitation.The first Bill of Rights for women was laid out (in the Quaranic Chapter on Women Al-Nisa and Other Quaranic Chapters/verses), nearly fourteen hundred years ago. In fact, womens roles and responsibilities as engendered in Islam, accord them a high status in the family and society.For years, women in Pakistan have been severely disadvantaged and discriminated against. They have been denied the enjoyment of a whole range of rights - economic, social, civil and...