Importance and Role of Provincial Commission on Status of Women

The latest episode of Ranra (Light) highlighted the role and importance of Provincial Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW).

The guests of the show were Khurshid Bano, a social activist and Uzma Khan, a sitting Member of Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkwa (KP), via live call. Ms. Khan shared that the major success of PCSW was the formation of 24 Dispute Resolution Committees at the district level. She added that PCSW is following up on the pending child and forced marriages, and domestic violence bills in KP Assembly.

Khurshid Bano said that our text books and curricula must be updated with information on new laws and legislative measures for women.

One call was received during the program. A report was aired to share the views of general public about how the commission was trying to highlight the issues of women and their rights.

About Sabawoon

Sabawoon airs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) since 2011. It began as a counter-radicalization, strategic communications program, designed to highlight and promote the fundamental governance values such as democracy, rule of law, women’s rights, and equal citizenry, social cohesion.

The show airs Monday through Thursday every week under four themes on FM-101.5 Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan 711 KHZ from 3:20 PM to 4:00 PM.

On Monday, Jarga Maraka covers current affairs and important regional issues with an input from government and other senior officials. On Tuesday, Da Simay Jaaj gives an overview of the top stories from KP and FATA regions. Jwandai Jazbey airs on Wednesday and deals with issues of relevance to, and significance for, youth, students and women. Socio-cultural affairs are discussed in Ranra