ISLAMABAD: Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari Friday said the recentGlobal Gender Gap Report of World Economic Forum (WEF) about Pakistan wasbased on the wrong data and distorted facts about the status of women inthe country.
Speaking during the Question Hour in the National Assembly, she said it wastrue that Pakistan had a problem of gender disparity but the figures quotedin the report were incorrect.
The person in Pakistan who was providing data to WEF sent wrong figures tothem and distorted on the ground situation, she added.
Talks were continuing with WEF to set the record straight, she said addingin the report it was wrongly told that in the previous government there wasno female minister, whereas three ministers were part of the federalcabinet.
She said the government had started a campaign to create awareness on therights of women.
She said women who were facing difficulty in getting their inheritedproperty would be given pro bono assistance in every district and lawyerswould be available to help them.
The minister informed that the government would introduce legislation inthe Parliament to facilitate persons who were differently abled. Thegovernment could also enforce the availability of ramps in buildings forspecial people if required legislation was passed.
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The minister said on the direction of State Bank, most of the banks hadmade the Automated Teller Machines friendly for visually impaired people.The government was in the process of getting data from provinces onchildren in armed conflict and human trafficking, she added.
She underlined the need for ringing alarm bells and raising awareness aboutreports of 75 percent increase in use of drugs in private schools anduniversities.
The minister said the issue of use of drugs was discussed in the cabinet,adding drug testing of students should be made mandatory and necessarylegislation should be enacted for it.
MNA Nafeesa Khattak remarked that collaboration was needed to tackle theissue which was very serious.
