Steps taken to end gender inequality in Balochistan

QUETTA:

Women Parliamentarians Caucus (WPC) and Commission on the Status of Balochistan Women (CSBW) on Tuesday agreed to constitute the law committees at tehsil level besides taking joint action for the provision of equal opportunities to women in the political, social and administrative setup of Balochistan.

This was decided during a meeting between Dr Rubaba Khan Buledi, Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Parliamentary Affairs and Chairperson Women’s Parliamentary Caucus and Fauzia Shaheen, Chairperson of the Commission on the Status of Women, here at the Law department.

Dr Rubaba said that in order to bring the social status of women on an equal footing, awareness with legislation is indispensable.

“With time, gender based discriminatory attitudes have been changing but still there is a long way to go,” she said, adding that providing a conducive environment by overcoming all obstacles to women development is our priority.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 13^th, 2022.