IslamabadA court ruling demands third-party corroboration of harassment, lawmakers warn.

Committee members warned complainants in private or digital settings, where witnesses are rare, would lose protection.

Pakistan’s Federal Constitutional Court appeared to overlook the 2022 amendment covering non-sexual gender discrimination, Attorney General Mansoor Usman Awan told the committee.

The committee urged the government to pursue its review petition in Usman Shahid vs Nadia Sarwar.

How each outlet framed it
Dawn
centers the AG's argument that the ruling overlooked 2022 amendments explicitly naming gender discrimination in harassment law

Sources: Dawn