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14-Apr-2015 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on Monday launched the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Women Empowerment Policy framework and announced to give autonomy to the Provincial Commission on the Status of Women Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (PCSW-KP) which would enable the commission to implement the policy in a smooth and independent manner. Offering generous funding for new women […]

14-Apr-2015 PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Monday announced Women Empowerment Policy Framework aiming to ensure social, economic, legal and political empowerment of women in the province Click to see The News Store

02-Apr-2015 Meeting of delegation headed by the Chairperson of Women Commission Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was held with the Chief election Commissioner Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to discussed the majors taken by the election commission for enhance the participation of women specially majors for eliminating the practices of barring of women from voting during election . The Election Commissioner […]

01-Apr-2015 The Development Adviser/Human Right Gender MS Zoe Leffer visited Khybe Putkhunkhwa Commission on the Status of Women Office and have a meeting withe the Chairperson, KPCSW to discuss the Women Empowerment Policy and Future area of Collaboration with the Commission,

27-Mar-2015 Ms Neelum Khan Toru, Chairperson Provincial Commission on the status of Women Khyber Pakhtunkhwa attended the Commission on the Status of Women Conference Held in New York from 9th Marc 2015 t0 19th March 2015.

25-Feb-2015 A meeting with Stakeholder on Strategic Planning Process held on 24th Febuary 2015 in Shelton House Peshawar. consultation was attended by the Govt Department as well as the Civil Society Members. The Consultation was vhaired by Chairperson of the Provincial Commission on the Status of Women Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ms Neelum Toru

02-Feb-2015 Acid based violence was criminalized through an amendment in Pakistan Penal Code Act XLV of 1860 and Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 and was entitled as the Criminal Law Amendment Act 2011 (Second Amendment). The subject amendment however does not take into account the following: Provisions regulating the Government run facilities to provide medical […]

14-Jan-2015 The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Commission on the Status of Women arranged A focused Grouped Meeting held at Shelton Laylina on 14th January 2014 regarding Facilitation of Exporters f Hand Embroidered Products Procedure Through Favorable Export Financing Procedure with the collaboration of women Chamber of Commerce Multan , CIPE and Women Chamber of Commerce Lahore. Deputy […]

27-Nov-2014 Danish Ambassador Mr Jesper Moller Sorensen Visit Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Commission on the Status of Women on Thursday 27th Nov 2014. He Meets with the Chairperson of Ms.Neelum Toru and Commission Members Ms. Meraj Hammayun, Ms Shaida Parveen, Ms. Shamama Arbab at Commission’s Office. Members from Civil Society also present during the Meeting. A presentation was […]

30-Sep-2014 A meeting of the Provincial Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) has decided to display code of conduct for workers to ensure strict implementation of `Protection against Harassment of Women at workplace Act 2010′.The meeting held here on Monday was chaired by Chairperson PCSW, Neelum Toru and attended by activists on women rights […]