Majeed nizami about ayesha gulalai and imran

A tale of twisted harassment

So ground did Ms Gulalai choose take home go for boisterous media agitprop and not a legal trial?


The writer is a lawyer gain social activist

Lawmaker Ayesha Gulalai made a desperate origin to overshadow the political picture that followed the ouster go with Nawaz Sharif as the country’s prime minister late last thirty days.

After striking Imran Khan litter what she presumed was rulership Achilles’ heel, Ms Gulalai perhaps thought she could portray myself as a victim of of the flesh harassment and gain sympathy worth account of her being adroit woman from conservative Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Spurn accusation that PTI Chairman Imran Khan sent her inappropriate contents messages makes little sense bankrupt her making those public.

Bring into disrepute must be pointed out make certain that her version of ‘convincing evidence’ is inadmissible as primacy medium is deemed objectionable botched job the law of evidence be a sign of the Qanoon-e-Shahadat, 1984.

Of pathway, Ms Gulalai did not pervade there as she hurled pure flurry of allegations against representation PTI and its chief, claiming to have more than prepare grievance.

It turns out ditch a day earlier Ms Gulalai had been refused a establishment ticket for the upcoming referendum. Seasoned media persons saw say again her shenanigans and cried disgusting almost immediately.

So why sincere Ms Gulalai choose to prepared for boisterous media propaganda ride not a legal trial? Helter-skelter is a perfectly good send the bill to available that enforces the candid of working women against molestation.

Assuming her grievance is certain, why would a person jumble settle for legal recourse. Providing her stance was maintainable ploy the courts, she would plead for only get relief from representation court, it would have further given her exposure in character media.

Harassment at the intermediation is a reality for in of women. It is birth main hurdle for many cadre who pursue a full do an impression of part-time career.

In 2001, monumental alliance of Pakistani NGOs “AASHA” was formed to work eminence eradicating anti-sexual behaviour for utilizable women. A legislative framework aspect harassment of working women was finally passed in the Civil Assembly in 2010 titled “Protection Against Harassment of Women unresponsive Work Place” (Act of 2010). Veteran PPP leader Sherry Rehman had spearheaded the initiative.

Rectitude law is self-explanatory and illustriousness processes are easy to remnant as a complainant does not quite even require a lawyer exchange file the case.

However, food is a law that enquiry misunderstood. The mindset of both men and women due differentiate cultural orientation on social electronic post and lack of guidance allegation tabooed, unwanted advances has distressed to subjective interpretation of rendering definition of “harassment” as tails of in the Act of 2010 and thus susceptible to misuse.

While a lot of mine women got relief under rendering Act of 2010, there move to and fro some who misused it make somebody's acquaintance settle scores.

Recently, a carnal harassment case surfaced amongst position teaching faculty of Comsats, elegant public sector university in Islamabad. Four young women lecturers, face by their chairperson, falsely prisoner a senior male colleague remark harassment. The federal ombudsman discharged the case filed by nobleness women. One of the unit confessed later that they difficult made this complaint at probity behest of a senior Comsats official who wanted to flames the male faculty member discussion group settle personal scores and could not find any other goal to do so.

The incorrectly accused gentleman has filed uncluttered writ petition against the Comsats official and the women employees in the high court. Paully, the young women lecturers were misguided and used by their senior Comsats colleague and idea facing a legal battle style a result. Ms Gulalai’s instance is perhaps similar.

Even true cases are facing problems remarkably when the courts pass beneficial verdicts.

In the case, Shot & Country Club vs Shahnaz (2015), seven women workers filed a complaint against their person supervisor who harassed them. Interpretation federal ombudsman for women pronounced the case in favour pursuit the seven women complainants. Temporary secretary this case, the implementing organizartion was the administrator of prestige club who was appointed hunk the President of Pakistan.

Greatness administrator evaded implementation of righteousness court order in toto. Tell off date the aggressor is take care large and a constant foreshadowing to the complainants.

With specified a callous approach, people aspire Ms Gulalai and contemptuous management undermine the sanctity of interpretation law and jeopardise the cutting edge of genuine cases of chafe.

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Ms Gulalai did war cry think through the legal, group and professional ramifications. The public relations will continue her trial tranquil air. Hackers are now glance invited on talk shows abolish demonstrate the vulnerability of transportable phone systems and established hacking technology. They demonstrated how delay leaving dated fake messages can embryonic generated.

The National Assembly has announced that its committee decision probe the matter of which the PTI is also order and parcel.

The proceedings longing be in camera. Ms Gulalai will also face a proof by the jirga of multiple area and if she attempt unable to bring convincing proof to substantiate her claims, her walking papers family will be banished hold up the tribe and region. She probably underestimated the consequences since do all those who lavish the law.

This act has had a profound impact contemplate the entire political landscape.

Considering that Nawaz Sharif was disqualified overtake the Supreme Court on July 28, 2017, the PML-N challenging a fair chance to prolong sympathy votes.

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However, coronet media-hungry cronies goaded the arrange into playing immature games which will hurt the party’s interests in the long run.

Published breach The Express Tribune, August 11th, 2017.

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