Karachi 09-March (APP): Speakers of the 4th National Women Law Conference on Tuesday stressed the need for empowering and providing the women with rights here.
They said that the women lawyers should come forward to help resolve the issues of the women. The speakers also shed light on the forced conversion and urged for its resolution.
Addressing to the fourth National Women Law Conference titled ‘Women’s Friendly Laws and Implementation’ organized by Justice Helpline at a local hotel here, Sindh Minister for Women Development Syeda Shehla Raza said that her department was making all-out efforts to empower the women.
She said that today everyone was talking about rights of the women as their voice was being now widely heard. She said that there were many issues in our society and the women development department was trying its best to provide help to violence-hit women at all levels.
Justice Mehmood A Khan while addressing to the conference said that he had not seen in his profession that the women needed any special treatment as they were capable to work in every field. He advised them to progress.
Chairman of the Sindh Commission on the status of women Nuzhat Shirin said that the purpose of the commission was to review laws and give its recommendation on them.
She said that the commission had issued a free legal aid directory to provide legal help to the women, who faced violence.
She said that there were a total of 12 women police stations in the province and the working environment over there was not ideal.
Besides others President of the Justice Helpline Nadeem Shaikh also addressed to the participants and underscored the need for empowering the women.
