Govt to set-up centres for prevention of violence against women

Lahore   -    The Punjab government has approved the action plan to set up centers for the prevention of violence against women across Punjab. This approval was given in the Cabinet Standing Committee on Legislative Business chaired by Provincial Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Cooperatives and Environmental Protection M Basharat Raja. Law Minister Khurram Shehzad Virk, Law Secretary, Social Welfare Secretary, Transport Secretary and other concerned officers attended the meeting. Addressing the meeting, Basharat Raja said that a model violence against women center (VAWC) was currently functioning in Multan, where under one roof, victimized women were getting relief, legal aid and shelter facilities

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