List of Federal and Provincial Pro-Women Laws

1. Anti-rape (Investigation and Trial) Act, 2021
2. Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2021
3. The Islamabad Capital Territory Senior Citizens Act, 2021
4. The Islamabad Capital Territory Prohibition of Corporal Punishment Act, 2021
5. The Muslim Family Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021
6. The Muslim Family Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021 - (XXVIII)
7. The Zainab Alert,  Recovery and Response Act, 2020
8. The ICT Rights of Persons With Disability Act 2020
9. The Legal Aid and Justice Authority Act, 2020
10. The Enforcement of Women’s Property Rights Act, 2020
    • The Enforcement of Women Property Rights (Amendment) Act, 2021
11. The Letter of Administration and Succession Certificate Act, 2020
12. The Islamabad Capital Territory Rights of Persons with Disability Act, 2020
13. Islamabad Capital Territory Child Protection Act, 2018
    • Islamabad Capital Territory Child Protection (Amendment) Act, 2022
14. Juvenile Justice System Act, 2018
    • Juvenile Justice System (Amendment) Act, 2022
15. Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2018
16. Transgender Persons (Protection and Rights) Act 2018
17. Hindu Marriage Act-2017
18. Witness Protection, Security and Benefit Act, 2017
19. National Commission on the Rights of the Child Act 2017
    • National Commission on the Rights of the Child (Amendment) Act 2022

1. Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016
2. The Investigation for Fair Trial Act, 2013
3. Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2012
4. National Commission for Human Rights Act, 2012
5. National Commission on the Status of Women Act, 2012
6. Protection Against Harassment of Women At Workplace Act 2010
   • The National Commission on the Status of Women (Amendment) Act, 2021
7. The Special Citizen Act, 2008
8. Qanun-e-Shahadat Order 1984 (Law of Evidence)
9. Women in Distress and Detention Fund Act, 1996
   • Women in Distress and Detention Fund (Amendment) Act 2018

9. 1. Women in Distress and Detention Fund (Amendment) Act 2012
10. Bonded Labour System Abolition Act, 1992
11. The Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal Act, 1991
12. Employment of Children Act, 1991
13. The Dowry and Bridal Gift (Restriction) Act, 1976
14. Probation of Offenders Ordinance 1960
15. West Pakistan Family Court Act, 1964
16. West Pakistan Family Court Rules, 1965
17. West Pakistan Control of Orphanages Act, 1958
18. Hindu Married Women’s Rights to Separate Residence and Maintenance Act, 1946
19. Hindu Women Rights to Property Act 1937
20. Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929
21. Factories Act, 1934 (Amended in 1997)
22. Guardian and Ward Act, 1890
23. Pakistan Penal Code, 1860

1. Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (Stripping of women’s clothes, 354A),
2. Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2004 (Badal-i-sulh, Honor Killing)
3. Protection of Women (Criminal Laws Amendment) Act, 2006
4. Criminal Law (Second Amendment) Act, 2011 (Offences of Acid throwing)
5. Criminal Law (Third Amendment) Act, 2011 (Of offences against women)
6. Criminal Law (Second Amendment) Act, 2016 (Criminalizing CSA)
7. Criminal Law (Amendment) (Offence in the name or on the Pretext of Honor) Act, 2016
8. Criminal Law (Amendment) Offence relating to Rape) Act, 2016
9. Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018
10. Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2021 (Anti-rape provisions)
11. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898
12. Disabled Persons (Employment and Rehabilitation) Ordinance, 1981
13. Christian Marriage Act, 1872
14. Divorce Act, 1869
15. Hindu Widows Re-Marriage Act, 1856

Punjab

1. The Punjab Maternity Benefit Ordinance, 1958
2.  (Punjab) Disabled Persons (Employment and Rehabilitation) Ordinance, 1981
3. Punjab Mental Health Ordinance, 2001
4. The Protection of Breastfeeding and Young Child Nutrition Ordinance, 2002
5. Punjab Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act, 2012.
6. Punjab Commission on the Status of Women Act, 2014
7. Punjab Fair Representation of Women Act 2014
8. The Punjab Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal and child health Authority Act, 2014
9. Child Marriage Restraint 1929 - Punjab (Amendment) Act of 2015
10. Muslim Family Ordinance 1961 (Punjab Muslim Family Laws (Amendment) Act, 2015)
11. Family Courts Act, 1964 (Punjab Family Courts (Amendment) Act, 2015)
12. Punjab Partition of Immovable Property (Amendment) Act, 2015
13. The Punjab Land Revenue (Amendment) Act, 2015
14. The Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence Act, 2016
15. Punjab Restriction on Employment of Children Ordinance, 2016
16. Punjab Prohibition of Child Labor at Brick Kilns Act, 2016
17. Punjab Women Protection Authority Act, 2017

Sindh

1. Sindh Reproductive Healthcare Rights Act, 2019
2. The Sindh Women Agricultural Workers Act, 2019
3. Sindh Empowerment of Persons with Disability Act, 2017
4. Sind Commission on the Status of Women Act, 2016
5. Sindh Child Marriage Restraint, Act, 2013
6. Sindh Protection of Human Rights Act, 2013
7. Sind Child Protection Authority Act, 2013
8. Sindh Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act, 2013.
9. Sindh Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 2015
10. Sindh Hindu Marriage Act, 2016
11. The Sindh Prohibition of Corporal Punishment Act, 2016.
12. Sindh Children Act, 1955

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

1. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Domestic Violence Against Women Act, 2021
2. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Reproductive HealthCare Rights Act,2020
3. The Khyber Pakhhtunkhwa Persons with Disabilities (Rights, Rehabilitation & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities) Act, 2017’.
4. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Commission on the Status of Women Act, 2016
5. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa prohibition of employment of children act, 2015
6. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bonded Labour System Abolition act, 2015
7. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Elimination of Custom of Ghag Act,  2013
8. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Disabled Persons (Employment and Rehabilitation) (Amendment) Act, 2012
9. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Enforcement of Women Ownership Act, 2012
10. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Child Protection and Welfare Act 2010
11. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Disabled Persons (Employment and Rehabilitation) Rules, 1991.

Balochistan

1. The Balochistan Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act 2014
2. Balochistan Harassment of Women at Work place Act, 2014
3. Balochistan Child Protection Act, 2016
4. Balochistan Witness Protection Act 2016
5. 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 4^th Schedule of the Constitution)