The Aurat Foundation study titled ‘A five year report on: Performance of Women Parliamentarians in the 12th National Assembly (2002-2007)’ states that women MPs moved 27 percent of the total questions; 30 percent of the total calling attention notices; 24 percent of the total resolutions and 42 percent of the total private member bills in the assembly during the five years of the study. Women played a key role in raising issues of violence, health, education, and the environment. A bill on karo-kari (so-called honour killing) was enacted by the national assembly in 2004 and a Women’s Rights bill in 2006
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The Aurat Foundation study titled ‘A five year report on: Performance of Women Parliamentarians in the 12th National Assembly (2002-2007)’ states that women MPs moved 27 percent of the total questions; 30 percent of the total calling attention notices; 24 percent of the total resolutions and 42 percent of the total private member bills in the assembly during the five years of the study. Women played a key role in raising issues of violence, health, education, and the environment. A bill on karo-kari (so-called honour killing) was enacted by the national assembly in 2004 and a Women’s Rights bill in 2006
To read the full article, please visit IPS News.