Centres formed to address gender violence

The Punjab government approved an action plan to set up centers for the prevention of gender-based violence across Punjab.

This approval was given by the Cabinet Standing Committee on Legislative Business, during a meeting chaired by Provincial Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Cooperatives and Environmental Protection Mohammad Basharat Raja. Law Minister Khurram Shehzad Virk and the Law Secretary, Social Welfare Secretary, Transport Secretary and other relevant officers attended the meeting.

Addressing the meeting, Raja said a model Violence Against Women Center (VAWC) is currently operational in Multan, where under one roof, victimized women are receiving relief, legal aid and shelter facilities. “On the instructions of Chief Minister Punjab Ch. Pervez Elahi, such centers will be established at the district level phase wise,” he said.

The Standing Committee also approved a contract for the speedo bus service between Lodhran and Bahawalpur.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 1^st, 2022.