Pakistan woman asks – is it a crime for her husband to beat her?

Pakistan Woman Asks: “Is it really a punishable crime to beat or scold one’s wife?”
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\03\08\story_8-3-2009_pg13_7
— Zardari: “I want to congratulate women of the world including Pakistani women for striving hard to mark their identity.”
http://www.geo.tv/3-8-2009/36787.htm
— Lahore: “Candlelight solidarity expressed for ill-treated women”
http://www.geo.tv/3-8-2009/36778.htm