Islamabad, June 05, 2023 (PPI-OT): NA Speaker to inaugurate two days (June 5-6 2023) seminar “on Reclaiming the Space: Reading the Constitution from Women’s Perspective.” organized by WPC and Ministry of Law and Justice

Islamabad: 4th June 2023: The Women Parliamentary Caucus (WPC) and the Federal Ministry of Law and Justice have collaborated to organize a momentous two-day event, titled “Reclaiming the Space: Reading the Constitution from Women’s Perspective.

” Scheduled to be commenced on June 5-6, 2023 in Islamabad. This seminar is to mark the first-ever initiative in Pakistan’s 75-year history to examine analyses and deliberate upon the constitution from a women’s perspective. National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf as Chief Guest would inaugurate this seminar on 5th June 2023 in Islamabad. the Speaker will also deliver key note speech to inaugurate this seminar for empowering women through constitution.

Furthermore, The seminar comprises of an inaugural session followed by a series of accentuated roundtables under the themes of Language of the Constitution, Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment, and Women Representation and Political/Electoral Participation. The roundtable Sessions will be chaired by Members of Parliament, including Ms. Mehnaz Akber Aziz, Dr. Nafisa Shah, Eng Rukhsana Zubart, and Ms. Shaista Pervaiz Malik, respectively.

The insights generated during these roundtables, combined with the remarks by Dr. Syeda Shahida Rehmani Secretary Women’s Parliamentary Caucus, the keynote address to be delivered by Mr. Mansoor Usman Awan, Attorney General of Pakistan, and Mr. Azam Nazeer Tarar, Federal Minister of Law and Justice would serve as beacon of light to build narrative for empowering women through constitution.

For more information, contact:

Secretary,

National Assembly of Pakistan

Automation Centre, National Assembly Secretariat,

Parliament House, Islamabad, Pakistan

Tel: +92-51-9221082-83

Fax: +92-51-9221106

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.na.gov.pk