Year: 2021

ISLAMABAD: As the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence campaign kicked off across the globe, UN Women Pakistan and the Swedish embassy celebrated champions who had played their part in accelerating efforts to end violence against women and girls in the past year. The event titled ‘2020 in Retrospective – Celebrating Pledges Made to…

To acknowledge the political participation and efforts of women parliamentarians in the history of Pakistan, the WPC paid a tribute to all women Parliamentarians of Pakistan’s history by making a history wall outside the WPC office in the National Assembly of Pakistan. The wall has three main areas: women’s contribution in Pakistan movement, political achievements…

A Parliamentary bilateral meeting between Council of Representatives Kingdom of Bahrain and Women’s Parliamentary Caucus, Parliament of Pakistan was held. During the opening remarks from Hon. Secretary WPC Ms. Munaza Hassan MNA welcomed H.E Fawzia Bint Abdulla Zainal, Speaker of the Council of Representatives, Kingdom of Bahrain. Her Excellency was accompanied by the Chairman of…

Women’s Parliamentary Caucus members under the leadership of secretary WPC, Ms. Munaza Hassan visited Gender Protection Unit in F-6 Islamabad. ASP Ms. Amina Baigh briefed the delegation about the unit and its achievements. She also shared how cases related to harassment, and gender violence are dealt with here and anyone can register their complaints relevant…

National Commission on Status of Women organized a consultation session with Civil Society and Parliamentarians. Hon. Ms Munaza Hassan, Secretary WPC was the chief guest for the event. The session was organized as a preparation for developing the strategic plan of NCSW. The recommendations from this session will be incorporated in final strategic plan Chairperson…

Secretary Women’s Parliamentary Caucus Hon’ble Miss Munaza Hassan in the companionship of MNA Miss Naureen Ibrahim visited the Behbud Crafts on 22nd Sep, 2021. Parliamentarians were briefed about the journey of Behbud women through a documentary. The purpose of the visit was to promote local artisans and the acknowledgment of traditional crafts made by trained…

Forum for Dignity Initiatives (FDI) is a research and advocacy forum working for women, youth, and transgender people in Pakistan since 2013. FDI works for health, political leadership and participation, peace, and security. FDI team visited WPC on 08th September, 2021 to talk about the need of preventive measures to curb the rise in violence…