Demo in favour of women’s act

E-Paper | June 16, 2026

LAHORE: Civil society organisations – the Joint Action Committee for People‘s Rights, the Pakistan Civil Society Forum and the Women’s Action Forum –staged a rally at Charing Cross on Saturday to support the Punjab Protection of Women Act of 2016.

The participants chanted slogans in favour of the Act-2016, saying they would not allow anyone to amend or repeal the law. They urged the Punjab government to reject pressure by some political groups demanding repealing of the law.

With placards and banners, the participants said those opposing the law actually did not want to see women spend their lives independently and gracefully.

In a press statement, they criticised opposition to the pro-women laws.

Published in Dawn, March 20th, 2016

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Dr Arslan Vistro

Mar 20, 2016 10:43am

NGO's are requested not to bring foreign cultures in our society. Islam already has given plenty of rights to the women and we dont need any western laws.

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mozef

Mar 20, 2016 10:59am

@Dr Arslan Vistro These are common human rights and women rights we are talking about not 'western rights'.

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Thakur

Mar 20, 2016 11:01am

Ensuring those rights given by Islam you need to have a legal system.. these are basic rights every women deserves..

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Adnan

Mar 20, 2016 12:46pm

Good work by Civil society ,Pakistan stood at 141 out of 142 in gender gap report 2015.

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Anjum Malik

Mar 20, 2016 01:17pm

Yes a few dozen western-inspired women on one side and millions of Pakistani Muslims on the other hand. Please project dozens and blackout millions. This is wonderful Pakistani journalism.

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ravi vancouver

Mar 20, 2016 01:37pm

@Dr Arslan Vistro Women and human right actvists have to fight this negative mind set among men to deny rights to women for protection from domestic violence. Islam does not give right to men to mistreat or torture their spouses. Husband and wife both have to work together to make marriage work with mutual respect.

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shereen

Mar 20, 2016 02:11pm

@Dr Arslan Vistro as long as there are men of your thought in the country I will want a law to protect my daughters.

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