Abstract:
We are living in a modern era where everyone has liberty to do anything. It’s our
fundamental right to choose whatever is suitable for us and better for us. If we talk about the
marriages then it is Sunnah to get married when you attain puberty. Islam also gives the liberty to
choose your own life partner. But there are so many practices which are influencing the lives of
so many girls. There is a need to focus on the status of Vani or Swara practices and their effects
in Pakistani society while discussing the conventional laws incorporated at national level for the
protection of women in Pakistan.
The purpose of this research is to discuss these cold-hearted practices under the light of
the present Pakistani laws as well as the lacunas therein. The main emphasis of this research
intends to examine the status of implementation of the Anti-Women Practice Act 2011, with
respect to substantive, structural and cultural gaps in the law and structural mechanisms that
impeded justice for women and to make recommendation for improved prevention and smooth
handling of cases.
Our research will examine the status of implementation of the Anti-Women Practice Act
2011, analyzes state response to anti-women practices and captures experiences of women
suffering from abuse and violence of the practices of Vani or Swara. To understand more clearly
the underlying implementation and methods the material or data is collected mainly through the
case study research approach for a robust and an in-depth investigation through observations and
interviews. Surveys are also used to collect data about practical aspects of Vani and Swara.
