LAHORE – Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister on Information a Hasaan Khawar has said that Punjab government had enacted legislation against gender-based violence and harassment to end prevailing sense of insecurity among women folk. Punjab Government Spokesperson Hasaan Khawar said the society at large was suffering due to intolerance of a few. SACM expressed these views while speaking at a seminar on gender-based violence here at Lahore High Court. Khawar said that gender-based violence was a problem not only for women but men also.  “In order to end this menace, we, the men, need to go through self-accountability and change our thinking pattern. Women are being harassed because of the lethargic mechanism of complaint redressal,” he added.  He said, “To end violence against women, we have to make our workplaces safe for them and take urgent and effective measures to provide them special facilities at police stations, courts, investigative agencies and other departments.

Source: The Nation