Zubair Qureshi
A seminar on “Protection of Women and Role of Police” was held at the Police Lines Headquarters Islamabad to further enhance the capacity of female police officers in the Islamabad Capital Police (ICTP) in combating gender-based crimes in the city.
The seminar was attended by Federal Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment, Fauzia Waqar, and Chairperson of the National Commission for the Rights of Children (NCRC) and Chairperson of Special Committee Anti-Rape investigation and Trail Act, Senator Ayesha Raza Farooq.
CPO Law & Order Shakir Dawar, AIG Operations Saud Khan and other senior police officers, along with a large number of female police officers, were also present at the occasion.
Addressing the seminar, the Federal Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment, Fauzia Waqar, expressed her gratitude to ICCPO Dr. Akbar Nasir Khan for inviting her to this seminar, he added. She stated that such seminars are essential because we often accept society’s views without knowing the legal requirements. She said that in 2010, the government of Pakistan enacted a law for the protection of women, which was amended in 2022 with the aim of allowing everyone to file complaints of harassment. It is important for police to be aware of this because you are connected to these issues, and you should know what harassment means and what steps the government has taken through legislation, she added.
She further said the female police officers about the measures taken by the government to improve security, professional training, and the control of crimes at the places where they work, he added.
