Gender mainstreaming panel fails to take off
PTI ousted Punjab Assembly standing committee’s head seven months back
LAHORE:
The Punjab Assembly’s Standing Committee on Gender Mainstreaming could hold only one meeting in the past two and a half years and a report on the proceedings of the sitting has not been presented in the house.
The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) terminated the party membership of Uzma Kardar, the chairperson of the standing committee, seven months ago. Her party membership was terminated after an audio recording about the leadership was leaked.
The Gender Mainstreaming Standing Committee has not taken any steps to monitor the Punjab Women Development Department s projects, implement existing laws and enact new legislation.