Helpline to strengthen women
KARACHI: Of late, there have been a series of statuses posted on amicable media detailing a horrific distress of open nuisance in extended daylight. Men are plainly flitting licentious comments, display their private tools and following women on streets, malls and roads.
Women in Pakistan have faced such issues in a 70-year-long story of a country. But lately, some dauntless women have been voicing them plainly and display a loyal design of how truly ‘safe’ a nation is for a other sex. However, irrespective of such prevalent issues prevalent in a society, there is no correct helpline one can call to news these instances.
Although starting from a base means by educating a group on ‘why they should stop badgering women’ is a right approach brazen in gripping a multitude safe, there is a apocalyptic need to setup a helpline that can understanding with these emanate on evident basis. For instance, if a lady is being followed, she shouldn’t have to evasion and expostulate compartment she spots a trade policeman — who frequency helps — to shock divided her harasser. Instead, a helpline should be combined where she can immediately call and board a censure and afterwards a helpline would surprise a nearest military hire to send assistance and put a harasser behind bars. We need to act now, before a licentious criticism translates into rape.
Sadia Khan
Published in The Express Tribune, Sep 20th, 2017.
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