Why is horizontal pulling strength not given as much focus as horizontal pushing strength in many programs?

I was reading several beginner programs such as SS, SL, GreySkull, 531, and GZCLP. It looks like most of them, if not all, puts squats, deadlifts, and bench press (horizontal pushing) as the main/T1 lifts while putting rows (horizontal pulling) as seconday/accessory/T2/T3 lifts. 531 even puts OHP (vertical pushing) as a main lift while having no pulling in the main lifts.

It could be due to the deadlift working the lats/pulling/back but I don't think there is a full range of motion for lats. Moreover, the biceps is only in isometric position. Lats can get some of the low rep range works but the biceps (or horizontal/vertical pulling in general) will never gonna get the low rep range works if no pulling exercise is in the main/T1 lifts.

If there is bench press which works the front of the upper body, shouldn't there also be row which works the back of the upper body in the same Tier? Why is focus more on pushing than pulling rather than having equal focus? (eg. 531 having both horizontal and vertical pushing in main lifts but no horizontal (maybe deadlift) nor vertical pulling in the main lifts)

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ps. I come from /r/bodyweightfitness and we put equal focus on vertical pushing, vertical pulling, horizontal pushing, and horizontal pulling for the beginner recommended routine. So it's kind of hard to understand why there seems to be inequality.

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