Day: February 24, 2016

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA: The first women assembly in Swat on Tuesday demanded 50 per cent seats for women in legislature, a crackdown on women’s trafficking, end to child marriages and empowerment of women members of the local governments. The assembly was formed in January under the Aurat Foundation’s Voice and Accountability Programme to address the issues of local women especially those on their rights. The women’s representatives from across Swat district are part of it. It has 33 members, including 30 elected on general seats and three on those reserved for minorities, transgender and people with disability each....