Provincial Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique on Monday chaired a meeting in the Department of Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education regarding the establishment of Anti-Rape Crisis Cell in government hospitals.

Additional Secretary Technical Dr M Waseem, Deputy Secretary Technical Dr Abdul Rehman, Section Officer Sana Javed, Sidra Humayun from United Nations Women, Tania Durrani from United Nations Population Fund and Anam from Legal Aid Society also attended the meeting.

The officers concerned also briefed the minister in this regard. Khawaja Salman on the occasion said that today we have all gathered on an important issue. ‘Collecting evidence data in the Anti-Rape Crisis Cell is of utmost importance. The scope of this cell will be expanded to the provincial level’.

He said societies that do not respect women become jungles. Strict legislation will be ensured in this regard across the province and steps will be taken to improve the working of Anti-Rape Crisis Cells, he added. The efforts of NGOs cooperating with the Punjab government were also appreciated in the meeting.

Source: The News