Protect Female Rights’ Bill At Work PLaces
PAKISTNA, ISLAMABAD: Bill to protect the rights of females at the work places, especially in government offices was introduced on Tuesday in the National Assembly.
MNA Khalida Mansoor introduced the bill to amend the Civil Servants Act, 1973 (The Civil Servants (Amendment) Bill, 2009). (Amendment of Section 10).
Elaborating the features of the bill, she said that females working in different government offices often face inconvenience due to one or the other reason.
It has observed that the females posted far from their home often resign from their posts or take long leave, she said adding that the bill will protect their rights at the work places.
Meanwhile, Yasmeen Rehman, Mir Munawar Ali Talpur, Sher Muhammad Baloch, Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho and Abdul Qadir Patel introduced a bill to extend certain facilities to disabled persons,(The Disability Concessions Card Bill, 2009).
Yasmeen Rehman said that a special card should be issued to disabled persons to get facilities at bus stands, banks and other places.
The Minister for Social Welfare Samina Khalid Ghurki said that her Ministry is already issuing card to disabled persons.
She suggested that the bill should be referred to concerned committee for further discussion.
Begum Ishrat Ashraf, Tasneem Siddiqui, Shaikh Rohale Asghar and Muhammad Arshad Khan Leghari introduced a bill to amend the Banking Companies Ordinance, 1962 [the Banking Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2009] (Insertion of new sections 18A, 18B, 18C.etc).
MNA Ishrat Ashraf, said there were a number of lacunas in the 1962 Ordinance to improve the banking system.
She said, this amendment would help end problems of consumers besides simplifying the procedure of banks.
Dr. Attiya Inayatullah introduced a bill to amend the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 [The Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Bill, 2009].
While, a bill moved by PML-Q MNa Marvi Memon seeking amendment in Articles 175, 186A, 198 and 218 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan was deferred.
Efforts For Independent Judiciary: Iftkhar Ch
PAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said media and civil society played the pivotal role in the success of lawyers’ movement but for the complete independence of judiciary and independent Pakistan, still more efforts are required.
Addressing the Islamabad Bar Association (IBA), Iftikhar said past government amended the constitution according to their vested interests and wills. “Judiciary endorsed the unconstitutional government and the situation today would be different only if judiciary avoided support of illegitimate government in past.”
“Print and electronic media took the bull by the horn by resisting the unconstitutional action of emergency imposed on November 3, 2007 by the then president,” he said and added, “Media, civil society and lawyers rendered unprecedented sacrifices and struggled as much as they could for the restoration of independent judiciary.”
“Now, no judge of Supreme Court (SC) and High Courts (HCs) will take oath against constitution”, CJP concluded.
Us Not Hinder The Process Of Musharraf’s Case
WASHINGTON: US has said it will not hinder the process of Pervez Musharraf apprehension as it declared the matter purely related to Pakistan’s internal affairs.
The spokesman to the US foreign office P.J Crowley stated talking to media here on Tuesday.
The government of Pakistan will do whatever it wants with former president Musharraf and US will not interfere in that, spokesman responded to a question.
“US, at the moment, is deeply focusing on the forthcoming Afghan elections and following its successful conclusion, US will hold dialogue with Taliban”, he added.
More 56 Families Of Internally Displaced Persons Leave For Home
PAKISTAN, NOWSHERA: Fifty-two families of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) left for Bajaur Agency from Galozai camp on Wednesday.The incharge of Jalozai camp 1 Allahdad Durrani said 52 families of 364 persons left for Bajaur from camp 1 in a convoy of seven trucks. Strict security measures had been taken at this occasion.
