Government to launch gender tracker against online harassment
The National Commission on the Status of Women says a portal and dashboard on gender-based violence will also be launched soon.
A gender tracker system to monitor online harassment of women and the unauthorised use of their images and videos is being introduced, ProPakistani reported. The plan was presented at a committee meeting chaired by Nafisa Shah, where Nooreen Bano, acting chairperson of the National Commission on the Status of Women, gave a briefing on the reforms.
Ms Bano said a special portal and digital dashboard for gender-based violence have been prepared and will be launched soon. A baseline survey is under way across all four provinces to improve the commission's complaint system. The commission is working to make the complaint system easier to use in Urdu, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi and other languages.
The commission has proposed hiring women lawyers in every province to provide legal support to women. Ms Bano said the national gender dashboard will assess the situation of women through 115 indicators.
The target is to complete the Women Facilitation Centre in 2027. Services including NADRA, passports, health, counselling and legal assistance will be available under one roof at the centre.
Ms Bano told the meeting that reports have been sought from all provincial police chiefs to ensure timely and complete data on cases registered against crimes committed against women. Work is also under way on the National Gender Equality Report and the gender dashboard.
No launch date for the tracker was announced. Bol News also reported that Pakistan has developed a gender tracker to tackle online harassment of women. The measures are part of wider reforms to strengthen reporting and legal support for women facing online and offline violence.
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