The Khyber Pakthunkhwa government has decided to form Districts Protection Committees (DPC) for speedy implementation of the recently passed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace (PHWW) (Amendment) Bill 2020 in the province.
Hashim Inamullah Khan, Provincial Minister for Social Welfare, Special Education and Women Empowerment while briefing newsmen during a press-conference here said these committees would be headed by a woman Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) to resolve women disputes related to domestic violence or harassment at workplace issues. In case services of an elected MPA were not available, he said the deputy commissioner would be headed by DPC having two members from civil society, officials of government, intelligentsia and relevant stakeholders. The minister said, ‘The main role of these committees would be reconciliatory.—APP
