Call to hold LG polls, protect women’s rights

LAHORE: A dialogue was organised at a local hotel on Monday for holding local government elections immediately in Punjab and providing constitutional protection to the local government system.

Leaders of different political parties and other organisations participated in the dialogue. A charter of demands was presented at the end of the dialogue, which include proportion of seats reserved for women in all federal and provincial assemblies be made at least 33%; within this quota, the seats should be set aside for religious minorities, persons with disabilities and transgenders; each political party should give at least 15 percent tickets to women for winnable constituencies in the respective national or provincial assembly general seats; women staff should be appointed for women voter registration; at least one female enumerator must be included in each team; separate polling stations for women should be established in rural areas.