MULTAN: Bahauddin Zakariya University suspended Assistant Professor Nauman Wasif after declaring him guilty of of harassment on Saturday. But no action of taken against professors who were also involved in sexual harassment. The incidents of harassment of female students and teachers are growing in the varisty but a strong group of politically motivated teachers were providing shelter to them.This well-known incident of Marjan has brought into focus Pakistan’s sexual harassment laws and their effectiveness. There are two legal provisions that govern sexual harassment throughout Pakistan: section 509 of the Pakistan Criminal Penal Code and the Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act of 2010. Both laws apply to the entire country and are in line with Pakistan’s constitutional provisions and international commitments, such as the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women and ILO conventions under the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences.
The influential people and Police investigation procedure forced the victim to bargain with the culprits and surrender before them
In its meeting, the syndicate reviewed report of harassment committee and suspended the teacher who was found guilty of immoral activities.
It was decided to initiate strict action against the teacher.
A committee in line with Punjab Employees Efficiency, Discipline and Accountability (PEEDA) Act was constituted on the matter.
The members of the committee were Professor Dr Muhammad Shafqatullah, Professor Dr Masood Akhtar and Professor Dr Ghazala Yasmeen.
The syndicate instructed the committee to work on daily basis and present complete report in this regard.
The syndicate meeting was chaired by Vice Chancellor BZU Dr Tariq Mehmood Ansari and attended by Justice Muhammad Shehram Chaudhary a Lahore High Court judge, Registrar Sohaib Khan, Prof Dr Aashique Khan Durrani, MPA Muhammad Nadeem Qureshi, Additional Secretary government of Punjab Zeeshan Javed, Prof Dr Maimoona, Shah Sawar, Prof Dr Imran Chaudhary and lecturer Amna Naqvi.
