ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: The Women Action Forum has asked the federal government to appoint chairperson and members of the National Commission on the Status of Women. At a general body meeting here, the WAF unanimously passed a resolution expressing concern over the government’s failure to appoint the chair and members of the commission.

The NCSW, which was set up in response to the demand and struggle of the women’s movement, has stopped functioning since March 2005 when its last chairperson Justice (retired) Majida Rizvi completed her tenure.

The government has also not filled the vacant posts of members of the commission after most of them completed their tenure in 2004.

The WAF demanded that Justice Majida Rizvi should immediately be reappointed as NCSW chairperson as, it said, she fulfilled her responsibilities with integrity, dedication and commitment.

“A progressive, strong, forward-looking group of legal and socio-economic development experts should be appointed members of the commission to make it an effective body.”