Sindh government to activate commission on status of women

Fri, September 22, 2017

The civil society’s hard work paid off after the Sindh chief minister approved the appointment of a chairperson for the provincial commission on status of women, two years after passing of the law.

In a letter issued by the provincial ministry on women development on Friday, prominent women’s rights activist Nuzhat Shirin was appointed as the head of the autonomous pro-women body.

Shirin has been appointed the chairperson for a period of three years, under Section 6 of the Sindh Commission on Status of Women Act, 2015.   The activist has a 30-year experience in the field of women’s rights and has worked with various government and non-government organisations, including the federal women ministry, the Aurat Foundation and the HomeNet Pakistan.

She is currently serving as the provincial coordinator with the National Commission for Human Rights and is also an active member of the Women Action Forum.

On April 6, 2015, thhe Sindh Assembly had passed the Sindh Commission on Status of Women Act, which was assented to by the then governor Sindh on May 12. As per the law, the Sindh government was bound to constitute a commission, to be known as the Sindh Provincial Commission on the Status of Women (SCSW), to exercise the powers and functions conferred upon it within 90 days of passing the law. The commission is to comprise 21 members, including a chairperson, 

As many as 14 members of Sindh Commission on the Status of Women have been appointed on 18^th September, 2017 with the approval of the Sindh chief minister in exercise of the powers conferred under section 7 (2) and (3) of Sindh commission on the status of women act, 2015. the seven members of the commission amongst from the candidates who were invited through public notice and seven members through nominations from divisional commissioners, for a term of three years have been appointed with immediate effect and until further orders, said a statement on Monday. The members include Shireen Aijaz, Raheema Panhwar, Rahila Rahim, Farhat Parveen, Rubina Barohi, Malka Khan, Darakshan Sualeh, Syeda Rana Shah Bukhari, Humera Shiraz, Mangla Sharma, Qamarun Nisa Dhamrah, Nusrat Miano, Nadeem Ahmed Shaikh and Satram Das.

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