Zaheer-ud-din Babar has tried to explain the form of

violence as gender based violence. According to the

studies carried out in his thesis , he explains violence as,
“ Any act involving use of force with the intent that
results in physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering of
a women, whether in public or private life”. The culture
that involves domestic violence are mostly overlooked by
the states as it is said to be their private matters, leading
them to live their lives as subordinate or inferior in the
society; according to the act signed by the UN
commission on the Human Rights declares that equal
rights should be given to both the genders and world
should be violence free, yet these acts of declaration are
not legally binding for the states functionally as
recommended unlike the international conventions or
treaties. In the same way, Islam teaches us to be kind
with women and giving them equal opportunities to deal
with the daily life and doesn’t impose any kind of
restriction and restrains to freedom and privileges of
women. Hazrat Muhammad(s.a.w.w) ordered in his last
sermon that: “ treat the women well and be kind to them
for they are your partners and committed helpers”,
Muhammad (s.a.w.w) also explains that never insult or
bury them alive and doesn’t favor sons upon them.
Secondly, according to Islamic shariah, women cannot be
forced to marry anyone against their will, and a man
must agree to pay a specific amount of money said to as
“ HAQ-e-MAHR” to whom he is going to marry, AL-QURAN
gives a women a right of inheritance whether it will be a
small amount left by parents or kinsmen or a shared
apportioned, but the difference between both the
genders are that Men are physically stronger and
supposed to work for the nourishment and betterment of
the family. Women are given full opportunity to get
education besides men. According to the survey analysis
taken by the writer, he explains that if Islamic teachings
are not practiced in the county like Pakistan as Islamic
country. Where traditional and social norms put strict
obstacles in the way of progress for women, as though of
society denies the rights of women and behaves
undignified and blameworthy manner then this country is
a victim of traditional tribal structure, but not Islamic.

Zaheer-ud-din defines violence into 3 category

mainly, Cultural, structural and direct violence. Conferring
to the study of Harvey and gow theory, “they explain
violence against women as being a property and gender
role subservient to men”. Pakistan is a true example of
Manifesting violence where cultural and norms legislation
and perpetuate violence against women are practiced.
Men have the right of making decisions and women have
to follow their decisions of family tribe, society or
community. In rural areas where tradional customs are
followed, women are considered for barter and trader to
settle debts or conflicts. Women in laws are discussed in
the same manner as a material objects and possessions,
and Fathers consider their daughter not to educate them
as they have to wash dishes and serve their men after
marriage. Men actually believe that the actual duty of the
women is inside their homes.

International Planned Parenthood Federation defines

gender based violence as physical, psychological and
economical abuse of a woman by her partner or by
another person within home or family. Physical torture
includes burning and murdering woman. Psychological
involves verbal abuse, humiliation and deprivation of
freedom and rights, whereas economical abuse involves
not permitting women to work or take education or taking
control over family income. In Pakistan working women
are considered bad charactered as they are free of the
dependence of a male and they can make decisions on
their own, because of deep sealed cultural and traditional
practices and inadequate responses of society and
government, women are killed on the name of honor,
customs and compensation of crimes or bringing
insufficient dowry said to as direct violence. Honor killing
involves the killing of a women if she married without the
will of the parent or relatives and considering the
misdeed and insult for them and perceived to be impure
behavior of the women.

Ignorant People or traditional views, ideas or

principles tries to proves that these act are according to
Islam as practiced in the past, but reality is that it is
totally against the true spirit of Islam. In Quran it is
clearly mentioned that “ Do not kill the soul which Allah
has made sacred except through the due process of law.
Islam doesn’t allow anyone to take the law into their
hands which leads to social disorder and lawlessness.

In tribal Areas an act named as Karo-Kari is also

practiced, where Kari is a bad woman is killed and Karo is
compensated if he pays an amount of money or in
response gives his own sister for compensation. Dowry
system is also another tradition practiced whose
consequences are direct violence of women, around 99%
families follow this system and women are killed or
tortured on tese baiss and if they do not bring a
suffiecient dowry they are killed or burnt alive through
kerosene oil or acids. Again such acts are prohibited in
Islam as it teaches men to give Mahr to the woman rather
than taking dowry against the women will. Furthermore,
in direct violence women are threatened through States
man, representatives and other official authorities
involving politicians, police and army officers practicing
their authorities upon women.