PESHAWAR
\nThe Provincial Law Minister Fazal Shakoor Khan on Thursday said that sub and regional offices of the provincial ombudsperson secretariat will be set up to facilitate the delivery of justice to the common man at his doorstep.
\nHe expressed these views during a meeting with the newly elected Provincial Ombudsperson for the Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Rakhshanda Naz.
\nThe provincial minister congratulated Rakhshanda Naz on taking oath as Provincial Ombudsperson and expressed his best wishes.
\nHe said that this is an important duty and fulfilling its responsibilities with utmost seriousness and sincerity is essential for the present.
\nDuring the meeting various issues were discussed in detail under which several important steps will be taken initially for the Ombudsperson Secretariat KP to run mutual affairs and development.
\nUnder which first an ombudsperson complex will be set up in Peshawar for which suitable land will be acquired.
\nThe Provincial Ombudsperson Rakhshanda Naz informed the law minister that after the implementation of \u201cKP Enforcement of Women\u2019s Rights to Property Act 2019\u201d, the powers to investigate and deal with complaints have also been given to the Ombudsperson Secretariat KP.
\nThe number of cases against harassment of women in the workplace under the KP Protection of Women (Amendment) Act, 2018 has also been increased, she added.
\nThe matter of creation of vacancies and related human resources for speedy disposal of these cases will be finalized soon with the Finance Department so that there is no hindrance in the delivery of justice, the Law Minister added.
\nFazal Shakoor Khan said that most of the complainants belong to very poor families who have very few resources to lodge a complaint and follow up and come to the Peshawar office for hearing the case.
\nSub-regional and regional offices of the Ombudsperson Secretariat will be set up to enhance the confidence of the people in the administration of the state by providing justice to them, he said.
\nProvincial Law Minister Fazal Shakoor Khan directed the Provincial Ombudsperson to organize various seminars on Women Property Act in the newly merged districts so that the women of these districts could be made aware of their rights.
\nHe said that awareness teams should be sent to all the districts of the province including the newly merged districts so that the people are fully aware of this act and women can be protected from inheritance deprivation under the Act<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PESHAWAR The Provincial Law Minister Fazal Shakoor Khan on Thursday said that sub and regional offices of the provincial ombudsperson secretariat will be set up to facilitate the delivery of justice to the common man at his doorstep. He expressed these views during a meeting with the newly elected Provincial Ombudsperson for the Protection Against […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":249882,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[344,5045,5044],"class_list":{"0":"post-249866","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news","8":"tag-kp","9":"tag-law-minister","10":"tag-ombudsperson"},"yoast_head":"\n