Struggle against gender discrimination remained an active part of movement for restoration of the supremacy of constitution, rule of law, and restoration of democracy in the country.
The amendments made in the Constitution from time to time have also incorporated the provision to increase participation of women in the democratic process and has negated the gender discrimination in different spheres of life. But in order to challenge the designs of those elements intended to drift from the supremacy of rule of law and Constitution, the political parties and civil society should continue their struggle, so as the advantages gained for the democracy do not go waste.
Mian Raza Rabbani, Chairman Senate of Pakistan said this while addressing as a chief guest at an International Conference on "Gender Knowledge in Pakistan, Production, Dissemination and Contestation" organized by Department of Gender Studies, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, on Wednesday at Higher Education Commission (HEC) Auditorium, Islamabad.
He said that we are proud of the political struggle for the restoration and strengthening of democratic institutions but this struggle still continues. It is the responsibility of political parties and civil society to benefit from the past struggle and not allow those elements to succeed which still want to deviate and drift from path and direction given by Quaid-e-Azam. He said that it is our collective responsibility that we don't allow this drift from the supremacy of constitution to take place. Unfortunately, the resistance that we have witnessed in the 60s and 70s era has given way to complacency and compromises.