Pakistan launches national gender policy to protect women's rights

On Tuesday, Pakistan launched the national gender policy framework on International Women's Day to improve the lives of almost half of the country's population in a systematic manner.

In an official handout circulated a day before, Pakistan's planning ministry acknowledged that the country had one of the lowest rankings in the world in terms of gender equality, though it added that the government was fully cognizant of its constitutional responsibility to protect women's rights.

"National gender policy framework being launched by ministry of planning today, which is also the international women's day," planning minister Asad Umar announced in a Twitter post. "It provides a structured framework with clear cut objectives and responsibilities assigned for improving the lives of the women of Pakistan."

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