ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of a case pertaining to the appointment of the National Commission on the Status of Women chairperson after it was informed that Nilofar Bakhtiar has been appointed to the post. The news about the appointment of Bakhtiar, a minister in former prime minister Shaukat Aziz’s cabinet, as the new NCSW chairperson was revealed by Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari last month. During the hearing when Justice Ahmed inquired whether the government had appointed a chairperson, Additional Attorney General Aamir Rehman responded in affirmative. “Nilofar Bakhtiar has been appointed as the chairperson [of the body] by Prime Minister Imran Khan for a period of three years,” he said. Established in 2000, NCSW is a statutory body mandated to review laws and policies and monitor the implementation of legislation pertaining to women’s protection, equality and empowerment.

Source: Pakistan Today August 11, 2021 12:33 UTC