The sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Women Development has called upon the Election Commission and political parties to make coordinated efforts to discourage forced disenfranchisement of women voters during by-elections in different parts of the country. It termed such practices as violation of the women rights and decided to make all out efforts to undo such acts. The meeting of the Sub-Committee which was presided over by Nilofar Bakhtiar, held a discussion on the role played by the Election Commission and political parties in recent by-elections in Swat and Mansehra with special reference to forced disenfranchisement of women voters in the said elections.
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The sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Women Development has called upon the Election Commission and political parties to make coordinated efforts to discourage forced disenfranchisement of women voters during by-elections in different parts of the country. It termed such practices as violation of the women rights and decided to make all out efforts to undo such acts. The meeting of the Sub-Committee which was presided over by Nilofar Bakhtiar, held a discussion on the role played by the Election Commission and political parties in recent by-elections in Swat and Mansehra with special reference to forced disenfranchisement of women voters in the said elections.
To read the complete news story please visit the Frontier Post.