Staff Reporter
Peshawar
Adviser to Chief Minister on Education Zia Ullah Bangash Friday said KP government was serious enough to implement the women rights related laws in letter and spirit and to achieve this goal a special parliamentary committee has been set up to review and implement the laws enacted for the welfare of women folk.
He was addressing a one day seminar jointly organized by the Department of Social Welfare and Canadian Organization Cowater International at Social Welfare Complex Peshawar here the other day. Different sessions were held including a panel discussion to discuss the challenges in implementation of Women related laws in the province. Eminent women right activist, legal expert and Provincial Ombudsperson Rakhshanda Naz moderated the panel discussion. While taking part in panel discussion Members of Provincial Assembly Ayesha Bano, Zeenat Bibi, Chairperson Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Commission on Status of Women Dr Riffat Sardar and Director General Human Rights Ghulam Ali said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was far ahead in enactment of various women protection laws, however there were lots of challenges in its implementation which needed coordination and joint efforts of all the stake holders.
Advisor to CM for education, Zia Ullah Bangash while speaking at the occasion thanked the social welfare department and Cowater for arranging a seminar on this core issue and made it clear that Provincial government of PTI did not believe in lip service rather his government was taking concrete and practical steps to protect the rights of women and children. He said that members of Provincial assembly who have a background in social sector have been assigned the responsibilities to review and monitor the laws for women rights. He disclosed that Female Assistant Controllers and other female staff has been posted in all Education Boards to facilitate female teachers, students.
