LAHORE, May\u00a029:\u00a0\u00a0Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi has strongly refuted the allegations of mistreatment of women in prison, dismissing them as mere propaganda. He emphasized the utmost importance of respecting and honoring women, urging caution before levelling such accusations. Mohsin Naqvi highlighted that all women are considered part of their own community and that they have been taught to respect them. Referring to the incident on May 09, where 32 women were arrested and 11 of them are currently in judicial remand in the ladies’ jail,\u00a0CM\u00a0stated that such an occurrence is unprecedented in Pakistan’s history within a prison. He reassured that surveillance cameras are installed, and monitoring teams are in place to ensure security.
\nSpeaking to the media during a late-night inspection of the Samanabad underpass project, the\u00a0CM\u00a0reiterated that safeguarding women was a collective responsibility. He emphasized his commitment to ensuring the safety of mothers and sisters as long as he is present in Punjab.\u00a0CM\u00a0declared that those involved in the attack on Jinnah House were being arrested without fail, emphasizing that no one, regardless of their influence or status, will be spared. He made it clear that the perpetrators will face trial and will not escape punishment.
\nResponding to questions, the\u00a0CM\u00a0stated that no decision has been made regarding Imran Khan’s internment. Regarding Khadija Shah, who was currently in judicial remand,\u00a0CM\u00a0confirmed that legal action was being taken. He mentioned that action has also been taken against some police officers, while in other incidents involving wanted women, a lenient approach has been adopted, focusing on calling them for investigation accompanied by female police officials.\u00a0CM\u00a0highlighted that a female SSP is overseeing these matters, and the female SSP and deputy commissioner are visiting the jail, again, to meet the women today.
\nThe\u00a0CM\u00a0acknowledged that journalists hold a special responsibility and affirmed that their safety and well-being were a priority for the government. He assured that journalists who were present for coverage would be released promptly, and efforts were being made to prevent their inclusion on any lists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LAHORE, May\u00a029:\u00a0\u00a0Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi has strongly refuted the allegations of mistreatment of women in prison, dismissing them as mere propaganda. He emphasized the utmost importance of respecting and honoring women, urging caution before levelling such accusations. Mohsin Naqvi highlighted that all women are considered part of their own community and that they […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":114011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lahore","category-national"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=114010"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":114012,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114010\/revisions\/114012"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/114011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=114010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=114010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=114010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}