Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday directed the WomenÂ’s Development Ministry to prepare a draft law to regulate the sale of acids and punish those who burn women with acid.
Presiding over a meeting here on Wednesday to review the ministryÂ’s targets, Aziz asked WomenÂ’s Development Minister Sumaira Malik to coordinate with the Law and Justice Ministry for the preparation of the draft law. He said the government believed in gender equality, which was necessary for a just and democratic society. He asked the ministry to create more economic opportunities for women. |