KARACHI: The Sindh police have announced to set up an anti-harassment unit to address the increasing number of cases of sexual assaults on women and children. During the meeting, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Operations Maqsood Memon announced the setting up of the unit at the police facilitation centre at Korangi Road to help check cases of sexual abuse and torture on women and children in the province. The centre will significantly help improve access of victims of such offences to justice and reduce legal exclusion. The meeting further decided to launch a social media campaign to address the problem of sexual abuse. Hyderabad Additional Inspector General (AIG) Dr Jameel said the proposed campaign will help control the incidents of sexual abuse in addition to fostering harmony between the police and the public.

Source: Pakistan Today October 03, 2020 10:18 UTC