LAHORE: Potohar Organisation for Development Advocacy (PODA) Executive Director Sameena Nazir, lauding the announcement of five legal reforms, said that this is a very positive development that will help protect women rights in Pakistan.
Sameena said that the PODA has shared this news with the women in rural areas and they also appreciate these reforms. She said, “We are hopeful that these changes will strengthen women’s rights to inheritance, prohibit child marriage, ensure written consent of first wife for second marriage, ensure compulsory registration of marriages with proper administering of Nikah form and facilitate improvements to make Family Courts more efficient.”
PODA also offered its full support to the Government of Punjab particularly Women Development Department in Punjab in implementation of the laws immediately. She said the the PODA looks forward to cooperating with the Punjab government to ensure that these positive actions will help to improve the situation of women and girl child in Pakistan to end violations of their rights.
