LAHORE: Governor Pubnjab Rafique Rajwana on Monday approved the Protection of Women against violence Bill 2015, to invoke it as a new law in the province.
Following the approval the bill has become an act applicable to whole Punjab Province. The provincial government has announced to enforced the new act in multiple phases. District Multan will be the first where the law will be invoked in first place.
On Wednesday the Punjab Assembly had passed Protection of Women against violence Bill 2015, making all crimes against the women an offence including domestic violence, emotional, psychological and economic abuse, verbal abuse, stalking, abetment of an offence, and cyber crimes.
According to the new law, a toll-free number (UAN) will be introduced to receive complaints while district protection committee will be setup to investigate women’s complaints.
Once a complaint is received its will be updated into a database which will also be established soon.
