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    The role of administration in protection of women against violence
    (UMT, Lahore, 2020) Muhammad Hamza Yusuf
    Empowerment is the process of becoming resilient and more self-reliant, especially in managing one's life and claiming one's rights. Empowerment provides equal platform to all individuals regardless of caste, color, gender, religion and culture and it is a prerequisite to growth and prosperity that the state must provide equal rights to all the citizens. Pakistan is ranked at 151 out of 153 countries on Global Gender Parity Index 2020 by World Economic Forum (WEF). In Pakistan, there is no freedom of speech, and the state apparatus is used to oppress people’s voices. Pakistan has experimented with both military and civil regimes but all of these failed to provide an equal status to men and women. The society remains patriarchal where women are forced to work in positions subservient to men (regardless of their qualification), receive lower wages, and even perform bonded labor in many cases, in addition to being abused and victimized by men. The society rationalizes the victimization of women by using symbols of power and honor. This study explores multiple means to pull women out of oppression and subservience to men and to recommend ways to raise their status through empowerment. The papers aims to achieve this by analyzing the legal channels and examining judicial cases, legal contests, and incidents involving victimization of women and providing a positive way forward.