Are Pakistani women allowed to leave Pakistan without permission?

diplomacy · Mar 12th, 2008, 19:20

This isn't the right forum but I'll give it a try.

Are Pakistani women allowed to leave the country without permission from their husband or father?

Nick-H · Mar 12th, 2008, 19:24

Definitely not the right forum. Where would be right depend on why you ask, I guess? Maybe the visa forum. But I'll move it to crossing the Border for now.

By the country, do you mean their country? Pakistan?

We need a clearer thread title, too.

More info please.

diplomacy · Mar 12th, 2008, 19:51

Sorry. Very little info given!

By country I mean the country Pakistan, yes. Are Pakistani women allowed to leave Pakistan without permission? For instance, women in Iran and Saudi Arabia aren't allowed to do so.

Dilliwala · Mar 12th, 2008, 19:57

Hmm, good Q, but sharia law doesn't apply in Pakistan, so i'd say no, they don't need permission. Their civil law is basically the same as ours.

the opoponax · Mar 12th, 2008, 23:43

Not that the movie Veer-Zaara was in any way realistic, but after seeing that, I'd guess that if this is the case, it's not very well publicized.

(said film being about a Pakistani girl who hops across the border without her parents' permission, including a scene where she calls her mother from Wagah, Amritsar, or somesuch and is basically like "Oh, ummm, so when I said I was stepping out for a nimbu pani, I kind of meant in India...")

Shiver me Timbers · Mar 13th, 2008, 04:02

My guess would be no. As mentioned above, Pakistan is not governed 100% by the Sharia (although some would rather it was). So legally, no. But I would also guess that the vast majority of Pakistani women would seek their father/husbands permission anyway.

In 7 weeks in Pakistan, I didn't see a single Pakistani woman travelling unaccompanied by a male.

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diplomacy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Usually in a hotel room somewhere... Posts: 211	Are Pakistani women allowed to leave Pakistan without permission? This isn't the right forum but I'll give it a try. Are Pakistani women allowed to leave the country without permission from their husband or father? Last edited by machadinha : Mar 12th, 2008 at 20:32. Reason: adjusted title

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Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 25,827	Definitely not the right forum. Where would be right depend on why you ask, I guess? Maybe the visa forum. But I'll move it to crossing the Border for now. By the country, do you mean their country? Pakistan? We need a clearer thread title, too. More info please. __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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Shiver me Timbers Dreaming of Palm Trees Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,406	My guess would be no. As mentioned above, Pakistan is not governed 100% by the Sharia (although some would rather it was). So legally, no. But I would also guess that the vast majority of Pakistani women would seek their father/husbands permission anyway. In 7 weeks in Pakistan, I didn't see a single Pakistani woman travelling unaccompanied by a male. __________________ Europe to India Overland Andaman's Tips Pakistan Tips

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Mar 12th, 2008, 19:51	#3
diplomacy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Usually in a hotel room somewhere... Posts: 211	Sorry. Very little info given! By country I mean the country Pakistan, yes. Are Pakistani women allowed to leave Pakistan without permission? For instance, women in Iran and Saudi Arabia aren't allowed to do so.

Mar 12th, 2008, 19:57	#4
Dilliwala Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Dilli Posts: 3,242	Hmm, good Q, but sharia law doesn't apply in Pakistan, so i'd say no, they don't need permission. Their civil law is basically the same as ours.

Mar 12th, 2008, 23:43	#5
the opoponax Maha Guru Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brooklyn, via New Orleans Posts: 1,054	Not that the movie Veer-Zaara was in any way realistic, but after seeing that, I'd guess that if this is the case, it's not very well publicized. (said film being about a Pakistani girl who hops across the border without her parents' permission, including a scene where she calls her mother from Wagah, Amritsar, or somesuch and is basically like "Oh, ummm, so when I said I was stepping out for a nimbu pani, I kind of meant in India...")

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