Special desk for women has been set up in the police station of Khyber district
For women to have easy access to justice, for the first time in the history of tribal districts, a special desk has been set up in the police station of Khyber district.
In Khyber district, out of 1.147 thousand population, more than 100,000,000 population consists of women, where womens access to the court is considered a crime and tradition, and access to justice is considered only a mans right.
Report says that 99% of women spend their days and nights as housewives, the education rate of women is dismal and this is the reason why women face ignorance regarding access to law and seeking justice from court.
Be it domestic violence or honor killings, deprivation of inheritance rights or restriction of expression of desire related to married life, women continue to face various problems.
IG Police Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Akhtar Hayat Khan formally inaugurated Gender Desk in Khyber Bara Police Station on January 26, 2023 and appointed female staff.