Women have legal claim and right on the property of husband, father, brothers and other
relation. But in practice these rights are denied to women on different pretexts especially due to their weaker social status. In 2008, government initiated Benazir Income Support Fund Program; which targeted extremely poor women in Pakistan aimed to bring a socioeconomic change in their status. This report focuses on the role of Benazir Income Support Fund Program and its impact on women’s property rights and the socio-economic and psychic influences on women. This study aims to specifically explore the role of Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) in securing women’s rights to property as only CNIC holder women are eligible to apply for assistance.

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