@article{MAKHILLPJSS20201717759,
    title = {Domestic Violence Against Women in Rural Areas of Pakistan: A Case Study of District Swabi},
    journal = {Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences},
    volume = {17},
    number = {1},
    pages = {85-92},
    year = {2020},
    issn = {1683-8831},
    doi = {pjssci.2020.85.92},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1683-8831&doi=pjssci.2020.85.92},
    author = {Sakeena},
    keywords = {Domestic,violence,customs,Pakhtoon,Pakistan},
    abstract = {Domestic violence against women is a critical
issue in all over Pakistan and especially, rural areas of the
country. This violence against women is the result of
centuries old customs in which women face all form of
violence due to the weak and subordinate position in the.
Women are more vulnerable to this domestic violence at
home by their partner and other male members of the
family, i.e., women are not safe in their public and private
life. This research study of domestic violence against is a
case study of district Swabi, a rural area of Khyber
Pakhtoonkhawa, Pakistan. This study discusses the major
kinds of domestic violence and some critical factors
associated with this domestic violence. In the last will
analyze the state and institutional role in this domestic
violence against women and will give some effective
recommendation for controlling this crucial issue.}
    }