Year: 2023

(29th March 2023) In a bid to empower women MPs on reserved seats, Secretary WPC, Dr. Shahida Rehmani has always been on forefront to eliminate all forms of discrimination. Recently, she met with the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif to follow up on her previous meeting with the Prime Minister regarding allocation…

Commonwealth Parliamentarian Assosciation (CPA) launched a new online course on building effective women’s parliamentary caucuses featuring Secretary WPC, Dr. Shahida Rehmani as special contributor. The course is live now on the CPA Parliamentary Academy, an online learning platform. Earlier, WPC was given special mention by the CPA as a successful case study of Women Parliamentary…

WPC strongly condemned the incident of rape of bus hostess in moving bus proceeding to Vehari and F-9 Park Islamabad and called for robust action against perpetrators. Dr. Rehmani also strongly registered her protest on the Floor of the House regarding such incidences and that the country is becoming increasingly unsafe for women. She pointed…

UN Women Country Representative Ms. Sharmeela Rassool & MNA Wajiha Qamar called on Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf on 1st March 2023. Both sides discussed ways and means to address problems of  climate change and  economic empowerment of women through collective efforts by involving all stakeholders. The speaker said he always strongly supported women empowerment as…

(March 10, 2023) Secretary Women’s Parliamentary Caucus (WPC) Dr. Shahida Rehmani spoke to young graduates on the International Women Day as a Guest of Honor at Karachi University. In her speech, she highlighted the significance of this day in a women’s life as this day women specific issues are highlighted like no other day. She…

(March 9, 2023) Secretary Women’s Parliamentary Caucus, Dr. Shahida Rehmani met with a delegation of women journalists led by Ms. Tanzeela Mazhar from Women in Media Alliance (WIMA) Pakistan, where they shared their experiences of online harassment of women. They discussed the need to address the issue with all stake holders for true reforms. Secretary…

(March 8, 2023) A tribute to women of Pakistan was given by the Parliamentary Women Caucus in order to mark the International Women’s Day on 8th March, 2023. Women parliamentarians actively participated in the event. Honorable Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and Federal Minister for Climate Change Ms. Sherry Rehman graced the occasion. During…

(February 26, 2023) A meeting was held between Women Parliamentary Caucus (WPC) and Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) to discuss electoral reforms and possible ways to enhance women’s political participation.

(February 23, 2023) Secretary Women Parliamentary Caucus (WPC), Dr. Shahida Rehmani chaired a meeting of Working Council of WPC. Agenda items like the International Women’s Day 2023 celebrations were deliberated upon as a primary agenda of the meeting. Performance of WPC was shared and proposed strategic measures to strengthen it in future also came under…

(February 14, 2023) A meeting was held between Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) and Women Parliamentary Caucus (WPC). It was chaired by Secretary WPC Dr. Shahida Rehmani.  Representatives of FES Pakistan and team WPC mutually agreed upon to work in close collaboration on WPC’s Strategic Paper on Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) in Pakistan. In this regard,…