In this book the authors have critically studied the Women Protection Bill 2006 (WPB, 2006) in the social and religious context and the future of higher education of females in Pakistan. The Women Protection Bill was enacted on Nov 15 2006 that replaced the Hadood Ordinance (HO 1979). The authors have compared the two bills. The major finding of the study is that the majority of the university female students and teachers feel that WPB, 2006 is an anti-Islamic bill. The study suggests that not only proper orientation of the bill needed to be given but also female, teachers and students should be trained to familiarize with their social, legal and religious rights. It is a statistical study based on the data collected from 5 public sector universities. The study is significant in many ways in social and religious context of women.

Hanley Valley ((32o 41' 27" N 79o 04' 3.5") in Eastern Ladakh forms the western most extension of Tibetan plateau and has been recognized as an important biogeographic province in India (Indian Trans-Himalaya). This region harbors a rich array of wild and domestic ungulates. The area is also home to nomadic Changpa and Tibetan refugee herders. The political, social and ecological transformations have altered previous, well-established links between the pastoral population and their rangeland environment. Over the years, with growing integration of the local economy of Ladakh and with better development of cash markets, the pastoral community is fast losing its tolerance towards the kiang and it is increasingly seen as a competitor to livestock. The purpose of this study was to document this intensifying conflict between pastoralism and Kiang conservation, using resource selection functions.