Women development policy

The recent protests against the 'National Women Development Policy' apparently put emphasis on the sick and distorted value system that characterizes some members of our society. These people are endeavouring to exploit our religious sentiment and their explanation of the so-called anti-religious elements of the NWDP is absolutely illogical, baseless and misleading. By calling for equal rights of men and women NWDP doesn't anyhow contradict the commandments of Islam because as a modern religion Islam itself is based upon the enlightening principle of parity among all human beings irrespective of gender, race and class. These people must understand that the world has moved forward and it will terribly hinder our socioeconomic development if we still remain engrossed in the bleak beliefs of The Middle Ages.