Social Evils: Vani and Sawara
Vani and Sawra A curse for Women in Pakistan
By Zarnab Imran Man is conquering the world. He is near to erect his flag on the peak of the discoveries pillar but ironically he had lost his conscious in the dark dirty caves. In this modern and civilized world some incidents proves that we are still living in cave age or before. The most ferrous thing is this many and more NGOs with the name of human rights and women rights have their vast networking through out the world. What happened? Problems get stronger then ever. No relief neither healing nor any satisfaction for the victims.NGOs just pinpoint the problems, raise the funds and left the wound without operating.
Such a horrible and terrible incident flashed on national & international media and fists the hearts. Eight innocent girls have been married as “Vani”in Mianwali one of them is just one and half year old. Women are being molested in Pakistan with the name of cultural devices. Before Dec 2002 ‘karokari’ or ‘kala kali’, ‘honour killing’, “Nikah” with Quran”, “watasata” were the critical issues.
HRCP and different NGOS were working to abolish this inhuman and stupid custom. That were creating serious disorder in the society and definitely spoiling women life. Initially these customs were the part of tribal areas and interior Sindh.where still women are taken as the property of men and they can treat them as they wish. Irony of fate Pakistan who was already black listed for human rights now the incidents in Meer wala and Mianwali have brought shame to Pakistan and hit world headlines.’Vani’ has become as a social norm in Mianwali and neighbouring areas. According to this tradition women are given in ‘Nikah’ to resolve different kinds of disputes. These marriages are known as ‘Vani’, ‘Sakh’, ‘Sawara’
By Zarnab Imran Man is conquering the world. He is near to erect his flag on the peak of the discoveries pillar but ironically he had lost his conscious in the dark dirty caves. In this modern and civilized world some incidents proves that we are still living in cave age or before. The most ferrous thing is this many and more NGOs with the name of human rights and women rights have their vast networking through out the world. What happened? Problems get stronger then ever. No relief neither healing nor any satisfaction for the victims.NGOs just pinpoint the problems, raise the funds and left the wound without operating.
Such a horrible and terrible incident flashed on national & international media and fists the hearts. Eight innocent girls have been married as “Vani”in Mianwali one of them is just one and half year old. Women are being molested in Pakistan with the name of cultural devices. Before Dec 2002 ‘karokari’ or ‘kala kali’, ‘honour killing’, “Nikah” with Quran”, “watasata” were the critical issues.
HRCP and different NGOS were working to abolish this inhuman and stupid custom. That were creating serious disorder in the society and definitely spoiling women life. Initially these customs were the part of tribal areas and interior Sindh.where still women are taken as the property of men and they can treat them as they wish. Irony of fate Pakistan who was already black listed for human rights now the incidents in Meer wala and Mianwali have brought shame to Pakistan and hit world headlines.’Vani’ has become as a social norm in Mianwali and neighbouring areas. According to this tradition women are given in ‘Nikah’ to resolve different kinds of disputes. These marriages are known as ‘Vani’, ‘Sakh’, ‘Sawara’