PESHAWAR: Women Parliamentary Caucus (WPC), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with the collaboration of Social welfare Department would organize a religious conference to evolve consensus on the child marriage Restraint Act.
Chairperson of WPC Dr Sumera Shams said that women parliamentary caucus KP was working relentlessly towards its goal to stop early age marriages of children and in this connection meetings have been held with all relevant departments including provincial Minister Shoukat Yousafzai who assured all possible support.
She said that proposed religious conference would be held soon under the chairmanship of Minister Labour Shoukat Yousafzai to prevent child marriages, adding, Advisor to Chief Minister on Religious Affairs also assured in organizing the conference to raise awareness on the issue of child marriages.
She said that members of the provincial assembly from all political parties and Ulema from all schools of thoughts will be invited for the conference.
The basic goal of the organizing religious seminar is evolving consensus on drafting anti-child marriage act based on our Islamic and cultural values.
The UN Women and Women Parliamentary Caucus (WPC) Khyber has already singed MOU to raise awareness and policy advocacy for legislation to end child marriages.