KP law on domestic violence hailed as landmark legislation
National
March 3, 2021
PESHAWAR: The participants of a consultation here on Tuesday hailed the KP Domestic Violence Against Women (Prevention & Protection) Act 2021 as a landmark legislation and milestone. The consultation was organised by Aawaz-II Programme which is managed by the British Council with support from UK Aid.
It works with local communities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab to promote the rights of children, women, youth, and other vulnerable groups, to work towards a more inclusive, tolerant and peaceful Pakistan.
Attended by civil society activists, lawyers and journalists, the consultation was arranged in partnership with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Commission on the Status of Women to celebrate the passage of the legislation.
PESHAWAR: The Private School Regularity Authority organised a training workshop here on Saturday for the teachers of privately-owned educational institutions on how to prevent child abuse on campus and announced that such events would be held in other parts of the province.
PSRA managing director Tashfeen Haider and owners, administrators and teachers of private schools attended the workshop.
Trainer Amna Durrani of the PSRA informed participants about the building, developing and identification of in-house resources for the prevention of child abuse and building of synergies for the purpose. She said the initiative’s stakeholders included school owners, administrators, managers and teachers, and parents.