KARACHI: Administrator Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Tuesday said that the Constitution of Pakistan provides rights and protection to every citizen without any discrimination. Administrator expressed these views in a statement on the occasion of lighting up the KMC building in orange colour by the Sindh Commission on the status of women.
Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that KMC stands with international organizations against gender-based violence and human rights.
According to the details, 16 days of activism against gender based violence are being observed by international organizations UNDP, UNFPA, Aurat Foundation, Women Protection Authority and other organizations.
During these days, various buildings in the city, including the KMC building, are being lit up in orange, aimed at raising awareness for ending violence against women.
He said that KMC stands with international movements for human rights against gender based violence, women’s rights movements.
“If we want to ensure that no woman or girl is left behind, we need to adopt a method that adapts to the rapidly changing context, ” he added.
He said that 16 days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence has emerged as a global movement for women’s rights.
In June 1991, the Center for Women’s Global for Leadership, in association with the Women’s Global Institute, launched a 16-day global movement against gender-based violence, and now it run as a campaign
These days are celebrated between November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and the International Day for Human Rights, December 10.
Sindh Commission on the Status of Women Chairperson Nazhat Shirin was the special guest of the occasion who formally started lighting up the KMC building in orange.
Head of UNFPA Sindh Bayramgul Garabayeva, Provincial Program Manager of Aurat Foundation Malika Khan and other women activists from international organizations participated.
The guests at the event also visited the historic KMC building Senior Director Media Management Ali Hassan Sajid, briefed the guests on the local government system, its evolution and the historic building of KMC.