Firstly it is important to embark on the differences between the Islamic law and the traditional Pakistani marriage system. Asian radical feminist writer, Parveen Shaukat Ali distinguishes between the Pakistani culture and Muslim religion.

The Pakistanis believed that arranged marriages brought families together and helped maintain customs. As a result arranged marriages were seen as a contract between two families, not between two individuals. Therefore the two individuals usually had no say in their choice of partner. Ali argues the former arranged ma

In Indian influenced tradition, the Pakistani woman is seen as the families’ pride. However, if she goes against the wishes of her parents, she would ruin the family’s name, more specifically, the family would be labelled as ‘badnaam.’ For example, a female Pakistani Muslim committing adultery can ruin her family’s name. This has come under strong attack by the Western radical feminist writer Kate Millet. She argues that patriarchy is backed up by physical force and further articulate that this is illustrated when adulteress women in Muslim countries are stoned to death.

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