ISLAMABAD, March 9: Parliamentarians Commission for Human Rights (PCHR) firmly believes that women development is the key to speeding up the progress and development of a nation.

According to a press release issued here on Thursday Chief Coordinator PCHR Mr. Shafique Chaudhry said that both constitution of and Islam designated high and respectable status to women and ensure their protection in all spheres of life, but in spite of this, women continue languishing economically, politically and socially.

He said that in recognition to the growing violations of women rights in these three spheres, PCHR has taken a number  of legislative measures to provide security and protection to women rights.

He said that member of PCHR have submitted many bills dealing with various issues relating to women rights which are: Amendments in Hudood Ordinance, enactment of laws against honour killings and bill on domestic violence against women, amendments in the qazf and offence of Zina and repealing many clauses of code of criminal procedure & various family laws, bills on prohibition of custom of ‘Wani’, uplift and welfare of women bill 2005, West Pakistan Family Courts (Amendments) act, 2004, Prohibition of Marriage with Quran Act 2005 and Economic Stability of Women Bill 2005 and Working Women Protection Bill 2005.

Giving short sketch of these legislative measures, Mr Shafique Chaudhry said that attempt have been made to make criminal justice system friendly towards women and tackling their cases with evasion of discrimination and biased attitude.