Lahore, December 23, 2021 (PPI-OT):Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat while addressing a seminar at a local hotel as the chief guest said that Punjab government under the leadership of Chief Minister Usman Buzdar was taking concrete steps for the welfare of women. He said that Punjab government had introduced effective law to facilitate women in obtaining inheritance certificate. He said that the tenure of the first female ombudsman of Punjab was not fixed earlier which had been fixed at four years now.

Raja Basharat said that the Punjab government was setting up protection centers for women across the province whereas earlier this center was functioning only in Multan. He further said, “the Federal as well provincial law ministers conduct regular meetings to review the progress on implementation of women inheritance law and status of complaints received by the Women ombudsperson.” The Law Minister said that Pakistan had effective and strict laws pertaining to all walks of life but there was a need to implement them properly for which such awareness seminars and workshops could play a pivotal role.

Referring to the Sialkot tragedy, he said that for the growing trend of violence and extremism in Pakistan, it was necessary to promote attitudes like tolerance and forbearance. He said that what happened in Sialkot was against the beautiful norms and teachings of Islam. “The government is determined and is taking steps to ensure that those responsible of Sialkot incident are punished severely and that such incidents do not happen again,” he added.

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