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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2026(XI-I).01 10.31703/gssr.2026(XI-I).01 Published : Mar 2026Reimagining Inclusion: Pakistan’s Progress and Gaps in Implementing the United Nation Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) (2015–2024)
This paper will analyze the progress and the failure of Pakistan to implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) within the period of 2015 to 2024. In 2011, Pakistan ratified the CRPD and did some federal and provincial changes in laws to foster inclusion and rights of persons with disabilities. Despite these formal promises, difficulties still lie ahead in the interpretation of laws and policies into effective educational, employment access and social engagement outcomes. The study uses a qualitative, descriptive-analytical approach and relies on secondary data, such as, official reports, laws, and scholarly materials. Based on Capability Approach and State Capacity Theory, used to connect institutional capacity with the actual inclusion outcomes. The study will also help in giving a comprehensive review of the legal reform, policy measures, and institutional initiatives, during 2015-2024 in Pakistan in order to adhere to the international disability rights provisions.
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(1) Amal Fatima
M.Phil. Scholar, Department of International Relations, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Faizan Salik
PhD Scholar, Department of International Relations, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Anwar Faizan Ali
Assistant Professor (OPS), Department of Political Science, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Cite this article
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APA : Fatima, A., Salik, M. F., & Ali, A. F. (2026). Reimagining Inclusion: Pakistan’s Progress and Gaps in Implementing the United Nation Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) (2015–2024). Global Social Sciences Review, XI(I), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2026(XI-I).01
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CHICAGO : Fatima, Amal, Muhammad Faizan Salik, and Anwar Faizan Ali. 2026. "Reimagining Inclusion: Pakistan’s Progress and Gaps in Implementing the United Nation Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) (2015–2024)." Global Social Sciences Review, XI (I): 1-14 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2026(XI-I).01
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HARVARD : FATIMA, A., SALIK, M. F. & ALI, A. F. 2026. Reimagining Inclusion: Pakistan’s Progress and Gaps in Implementing the United Nation Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) (2015–2024). Global Social Sciences Review, XI, 1-14.
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MHRA : Fatima, Amal, Muhammad Faizan Salik, and Anwar Faizan Ali. 2026. "Reimagining Inclusion: Pakistan’s Progress and Gaps in Implementing the United Nation Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) (2015–2024)." Global Social Sciences Review, XI: 1-14
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MLA : Fatima, Amal, Muhammad Faizan Salik, and Anwar Faizan Ali. "Reimagining Inclusion: Pakistan’s Progress and Gaps in Implementing the United Nation Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) (2015–2024)." Global Social Sciences Review, XI.I (2026): 1-14 Print.
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OXFORD : Fatima, Amal, Salik, Muhammad Faizan, and Ali, Anwar Faizan (2026), "Reimagining Inclusion: Pakistan’s Progress and Gaps in Implementing the United Nation Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) (2015–2024)", Global Social Sciences Review, XI (I), 1-14
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TURABIAN : Fatima, Amal, Muhammad Faizan Salik, and Anwar Faizan Ali. "Reimagining Inclusion: Pakistan’s Progress and Gaps in Implementing the United Nation Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) (2015–2024)." Global Social Sciences Review XI, no. I (2026): 1-14. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2026(XI-I).01