 LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly (PA) has asked the government to take action against all fundamentalist organisations under the Anti-Terrorist Act (ATA) for violence against women. In a resolution, the house condemned the attack on female participants of a marathon by MMA activists in Gujranwala, saying it was terrorism and against the basic constitutional rights of women. PML-N and MMA boycotted the proceeding when the resolution was presented while the PPPP supported the resolution.
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Punjab Law and Local Bodies Minister Muhammad Basharat Raja moved the resolution in which he stated that the government, by giving 33 percent representation to women in legislative institutions, had tried its best to ensure the participation of women in Pakistan's development and prosperity. He said the government should declare the incident an act of terrorism and take all steps to stop such incidents. Also, the opposition benches in the PA condemned the government for the firing incident on MMA activists in Leiah while the treasury benches shouted slogans against the opposition for disturbing the law and order in Gujranwala by attacking the marathon. The legislators from both sides also made allegations against each other's party leaders. |