The World Economic Forum (WEF)'s global gender gap report has ranked Pakistan as the second worst country in terms of gender equality.
The report measured gender inequality in 142 countries in areas of economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, political empowerment, health and survival.
Pakistan is ranked 141 in terms of equal economic participation and 132 in educational empowerment, 119 for health and survival and 85 for political empowerment.
It has gone down to 141 from 112 in terms of access of women to economic participation and opportunity since 2006 when the WEF first began issuing its annual gender gap reports.
Pakistan maintained the position of second to last ranking for the third year. Neighbouring India's ranking fell from 101 out of 136 countries last year to 114 out of 142 countries this year.