The Punjab government is determined to implement effectively the domestic violence bill after its passage from the assembly, and is encouraging pro-women legislation, said Adviser to the Chief Minister Begum Zakia Shahnawaz while addressing a seminar titled “Law Enforcement for Pro-Women Legislation and Domestic Violence Bill”. The seminar was organised by Mumkin, an alliance of 18 civil-society organisations of Punjab, to end violence against women.
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The seminar urged both government and civil society organisations to work in partnership in order to reinforce implementation of pro-women legislation. Hina Hafeezullah Ishaq of Nasreen Trust, while speaking on the occasion, highlighted various clauses of the domestic violence bill and its provisions, punishments and central demand for survivors of violence. She called upon the government to take proper action to protect the vulnerable persons, irrespective of gender. Acid Survivor Foundation President Valerie Khan stressed the need to adopt law-enforcement mechanisms for pro-women legislation. Vulnerable persons who were the victims of domestic violence, especially women, had to face a lot of problems to get the cases registered in the police station, she said. Punjab Bar Council President Rana Muhammad Asif Saeed highlighted the various sections of the Pakistan Penal Code regarding family disputes and domestic violence. Human Rights Commission of Pakistan General Secretary IA Rehman said that the government should be persuaded to implement the laws effectively. He said it was the duty of the civil society to play its role to get the laws implemented. South Asia Partnership Executive Director Muhammad Tehsin said that women’s rights had to be honoured by every citizen of the country and the government should not leave any stone unturned to achieve good results in this regard.
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