NCSW appointment: Women body still headless

Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Human Rights Mir calls govt to speed up process of appointing chairperson

Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Human Rights Shazia Suhail Mir on Thursday called upon the government to speed up the process of appointing a chairperson for National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW).



Mir was speaking at briefing organised by National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) to introduce parliamentary secretary with the activities of the commission. NCSW Secretary Samina A Hassan briefed her about the status, activities and planned initiatives of the commission. Mir asked NCSW to visit women section of jail and shelter home (Darul Aman) in her constituency, Gujranwala.

She stressed for reaching out to rural areas for enhanced political participation of women. She said that despite all efforts, there are pockets of areas where women are not allowed to vote. She also noted that women are not allowed by the male members to exercise their choice and opinion while voting.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 20^th, 2018.