QUETTA:A one-day consultation session was held with the Provincial Task Force (PTF) by the Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) on the implementation of Human Rights Strategies.
The meeting was attended by the officers of MoHR, representatives of Departments of Information, Social Welfare, Labor & Manpower, Prisons, Education and National Commission of Human Rights.
Officials of the Ministry of Human Rights briefed the participants regarding the steps taken by the ministry for the protection of human rights, action plan on human rights, thematic areas, provincial task force and provincial HR strategies.
In 2016, a national task force was established to implement the action plan related to human rights. Similarly, provincial task forces have been set up in all four provinces while the National Policy Framework has been created in 2017, briefed the meeting.
The participants were further informed that the implementation of Interfaith Harmony Policy 2020 was implemented in Punjab, which needed to be implemented in other provinces as well.
The participants also reviewed the Action Plan on Human Rights Progress Report 2021 and emphasized on strengthening the provincial Task Force and provincial HR Strategies and launching an effective awareness campaign in this regard through mass media.