NCSW For Mainstreaming FATA Women, Ensure Registration In Voter Lists

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published December 11, 2017 | 10:00 PM

National Commission on Status of Women (NCSW) stressed on mainstreaming FATA women through closing the gender gaps and giving them equal opportunities on socio-economic issues, especially in voter registration

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 11th Dec, 2017 ) :National Commission on Status of Women (NCSW) stressed on mainstreaming FATA women through closing the gender gaps and giving them equal opportunities on socio-economic issues, especially in voter registration.

"The commission is ready to work with women in FATA as they have equal rights like others to live life with their own free will and we are specifically focusing on registration of women in voter lists", said Khawar Mumtaz, Chairperson, NCSW.

Addressing a briefing session on `Rights of women in FATA, organized here on Monday, she informed that soon the commission would have a member from FATA. When you work with passion, the things always change, she said.

The session was jointly arranged by Ministry of Human Rights, NCSW and UN Women in connection with the campaign `The 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence Rabiya Javeri Agha, Secretary, Ministry of Human Rights spoke about the linkage between women's rights and human rights and the work of the ministry in this regards.

She said, We are mandated to support all human rights institutions in the country. She said women need to have a stronger role in FATA reforms process and their priorities should be duly reflected in the legal and policy reforms.

Jamshed Kazi, Country Representative of UN Women, said UN Women is working on FATA to collect data, do gender analysis etc. in order to have it used for policy action in partnership with civil society and government stakeholders.

He added that enormous challenges are there but efforts are being made to ensure women's inclusion and representation to safeguard women's rights in FATA. With the coordination and cooperation of all stakeholders i.e. Government, civil society, volunteer movements, desired positive change can be brought to improve the lives of all citizens especially women, he said.