Legislation planned on women’s right to inheritance

Islamabad: As part of efforts to protect the women's right to inheritance, the federal government has planned legislation on it, said human rights minister Dr Shireen M Mazari on Wednesday.She told a seminar on 'Living with Dignity' here that a bill promising the grant of the right to inheritance to women was on the anvil and would be tabled in parliament soon. The minister said it was the responsibility of the state to protect the rights of every citizen, especially those of women, children and religious minorities.She said there was a need to change the people's mindset to ensure the protection of human rights, especially women’s. The minister also called for the rethinking of the approach towards violence against women and said the women's rights should be protected in a dignified way.She said the Ministry of Human Rights was working with the Ministry of Law to develop a systematic structure for the provision of probono legal services and assistance to vulnerable segments of society, especially women.

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