List of Federal and Provincial Pro-Women Laws
- Anti-rape (Investigation and Trial) Act, 2021
- Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2021
- The Islamabad Capital Territory Senior Citizens Act, 2021
- The Islamabad Capital Territory Prohibition of Corporal Punishment Act, 2021
- The Muslim Family Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021
- The Muslim Family Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021 - (XXVIII)
- The Zainab Alert, Recovery and Response Act, 2020
- The ICT Rights of Persons With Disability Act 2020
- The Legal Aid and Justice Authority Act, 2020
- The Enforcement of Women’s Property Rights Act, 2020
- The Enforcement of Women Property Rights (Amendment) Act, 2021
- The Letter of Administration and Succession Certificate Act, 2020
- The Islamabad Capital Territory Rights of Persons with Disability Act, 2020
- Islamabad Capital Territory Child Protection Act, 2018
- Islamabad Capital Territory Child Protection (Amendment) Act, 2022
- Juvenile Justice System Act, 2018
- Juvenile Justice System (Amendment) Act, 2022
- Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2018
- Transgender Persons (Protection and Rights) Act 2018
- Hindu Marriage Act-2017
- Witness Protection, Security and Benefit Act, 2017
- National Commission on the Rights of the Child Act 2017
- National Commission on the Rights of the Child (Amendment) Act 2022
- Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016
- The Investigation for Fair Trial Act, 2013
- Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2012
- National Commission for Human Rights Act, 2012
- National Commission on the Status of Women Act, 2012
- Protection Against Harassment of Women At Workplace Act 2010
- The National Commission on the Status of Women (Amendment) Act, 2021
- The Special Citizen Act, 2008
- Qanun-e-Shahadat Order 1984 (Law of Evidence)
- Women in Distress and Detention Fund Act, 1996
- Women in Distress and Detention Fund (Amendment) Act 2018
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- Women in Distress and Detention Fund (Amendment) Act 2012
- Bonded Labour System Abolition Act, 1992
- The Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal Act, 1991
- Employment of Children Act, 1991
- The Dowry and Bridal Gift (Restriction) Act, 1976
- Probation of Offenders Ordinance 1960
- West Pakistan Family Court Act, 1964
- West Pakistan Family Court Rules, 1965
- West Pakistan Control of Orphanages Act, 1958
- Hindu Married Women’s Rights to Separate Residence and Maintenance Act, 1946
- Hindu Women Rights to Property Act 1937
- Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929
- Factories Act, 1934 (Amended in 1997)
- Guardian and Ward Act, 1890
- Pakistan Penal Code, 1860
- Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (Stripping of women’s clothes, 354A),
- Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2004 (Badal-i-sulh, Honor Killing)
- Protection of Women (Criminal Laws Amendment) Act, 2006
- Criminal Law (Second Amendment) Act, 2011 (Offences of Acid throwing)
- Criminal Law (Third Amendment) Act, 2011 (Of offences against women)
- Criminal Law (Second Amendment) Act, 2016 (Criminalizing CSA)
- Criminal Law (Amendment) (Offence in the name or on the Pretext of Honor) Act, 2016
- Criminal Law (Amendment) Offence relating to Rape) Act, 2016
- Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018
- Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2021 (Anti-rape provisions)
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898
- Disabled Persons (Employment and Rehabilitation) Ordinance, 1981
- Christian Marriage Act, 1872
- Divorce Act, 1869
- Hindu Widows Re-Marriage Act, 1856
Punjab
- The Punjab Maternity Benefit Ordinance, 1958
- (Punjab) Disabled Persons (Employment and Rehabilitation) Ordinance, 1981
- Punjab Mental Health Ordinance, 2001
- The Protection of Breastfeeding and Young Child Nutrition Ordinance, 2002
- Punjab Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act, 2012.
- Punjab Commission on the Status of Women Act, 2014
- Punjab Fair Representation of Women Act 2014
- The Punjab Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal and child health Authority Act, 2014
- Child Marriage Restraint 1929 - Punjab (Amendment) Act of 2015
- Muslim Family Ordinance 1961 (Punjab Muslim Family Laws (Amendment) Act, 2015)
- Family Courts Act, 1964 (Punjab Family Courts (Amendment) Act, 2015)
- Punjab Partition of Immovable Property (Amendment) Act, 2015
- The Punjab Land Revenue (Amendment) Act, 2015
- The Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence Act, 2016
- Punjab Restriction on Employment of Children Ordinance, 2016
- Punjab Prohibition of Child Labor at Brick Kilns Act, 2016
- Punjab Women Protection Authority Act, 2017
Sindh
- Sindh Reproductive Healthcare Rights Act, 2019
- The Sindh Women Agricultural Workers Act, 2019
- Sindh Empowerment of Persons with Disability Act, 2017
- Sind Commission on the Status of Women Act, 2016
- Sindh Child Marriage Restraint, Act, 2013
- Sindh Protection of Human Rights Act, 2013
- Sind Child Protection Authority Act, 2013
- Sindh Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act, 2013.
- Sindh Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 2015
- Sindh Hindu Marriage Act, 2016
- The Sindh Prohibition of Corporal Punishment Act, 2016.
- Sindh Children Act, 1955
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Domestic Violence Against Women Act, 2021
- The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Reproductive HealthCare Rights Act,2020
- The Khyber Pakhhtunkhwa Persons with Disabilities (Rights, Rehabilitation & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities) Act, 2017’.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Commission on the Status of Women Act, 2016
- The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa prohibition of employment of children act, 2015
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bonded Labour System Abolition act, 2015
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Elimination of Custom of Ghag Act, 2013
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Disabled Persons (Employment and Rehabilitation) (Amendment) Act, 2012
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Enforcement of Women Ownership Act, 2012
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Child Protection and Welfare Act 2010
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Disabled Persons (Employment and Rehabilitation) Rules, 1991.
Balochistan
- The Balochistan Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act 2014
- Balochistan Harassment of Women at Work place Act, 2014
- Balochistan Child Protection Act, 2016
- Balochistan Witness Protection Act 2016
- Balochistan Person with Disability Act, 2017
Note: Many of the federal laws are constitutionally applicable to the provinces as well, until a provincial government enacts its own law (Exceptions under the provisions of 142 to 144 and 4th Schedule of the Constitution)