That is also true for men, even where there are no religious laws. Now you go figure.
And I say this as a man.
Perhaps you haven’t met any of them successful women. Well, that backward narrow-minded society does not let them flourish much. Or that so-called society only sees their flourishment as being mothers and wives and serving them meals and taking care of the homes all day.
Pakistan is, was, and probably will always be a male-dominated society, where men are threatened by success and empowerment of women. Where their “mardangi” is challenged and under a threat whenever a women overtakes them in anything, from career, work, accomplishments, etc.
Their mentality is that the woman should remain in the 4-deewari. Be dependent on the men around her for everything.
Every now and then we hear honor killings, abuses, acid attacks, all in the name of so-called “ghairat” of these coward (islamic) men.
I’m glad we got out of that hellhole. I don’t think that place will change in my lifetime, or even centuries. I don’t have any hope for it.