Policy Brief: Women, Poverty & the Failure of the CNSA
Date.28 Aug, 2026
Women, Poverty, and the Failure of the CNSA examines the gendered impact of Pakistan’s drug laws and the structural vulnerabilities that shape women’s pathways into drug-related offences. Drawing on prison data, legal analysis, and first-hand testimonies from women incarcerated under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997, the brief highlights how punitive and gender-neutral laws disproportionately affect women facing poverty, coercion, caregiving responsibilities, and limited access to legal representation.
The brief is part of Justice Project Pakistan’s broader initiative to advance human rights-based drug policy reform in Pakistan and calls for a more proportionate, gender-responsive, and rights-based approach to drug policy.
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