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Daily Times
June 3, 2021
LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Social Welfare and Bait ul Mal (SW and BM) Syed Yawar Abbas Bukhari on Thursday said that gender based violence must be condemned at all levels and such acts must be rooted out from society.
He expressed these views during a meeting with a delegation of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) here at his office and discussed issues related to gender based violence and welfare of women.
On the occasion, Punjab Secretary SW and BM Hassan Iqbal highlighted various initiatives taken by the present government for the elimination of gender based violence.
During the meeting the minister expressed concern over violence against transgenders, and urged that they should not be derided or considered a source of entertainment.