Headlines 1600 21st April 2018
LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Saturday took suo motu notice of sexual harassment of women at Punjab Institute of Mental Health (PIMH), ARY News reported.
The chief justice formed a two-member commission, comprising senior lawyers, to examine overall situation at the hospital and submit a compliance report.
The commission comprised of Advocate Ayesha Hamid and Zafar Kalanauri.
In his remarks, Justice Nisar said he had visited the hospital a long time ago, adding that he had come to know that women are sexually harassed there.
“It is not a medical facility, but a jail,” he observed. Moreover, he added, male staffers tend to female patients being treated at the hospital.
The chief justice formed a two-member commission, comprising senior lawyers, to examine overall situation at the hospital and submit a compliance report.
The commission comprised of Advocate Ayesha Hamid and Zafar Kalanauri.
In his remarks, Justice Nisar said he had visited the hospital a long time ago, adding that he had come to know that women are sexually harassed there.
“It is not a medical facility, but a jail,” he observed. Moreover, he added, male staffers tend to female patients being treated at the hospital.
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