On the recommendation of NCHR, IG Police Punjab has directed heads of all Police training
institutes to make module of prevention of custodial torture a part of all promotional and
mandatory courses for police officials in the province.
NCHR made policy recommendations to Punjab Government for increasing the minimum
age of marriage to 18 for girls in line with UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Incidence of shortage of medicines in the market led to a reference to Ministry of National
Health Service Regulation and Coordination, Government of Pakistan regarding substantial
increase in demand for the tablet Paracetamol. The Ministry moved a summary to the
Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) to finalise the subsidy for three months to
manufacture the Paracetamol.
Reference to Punjab Government through Secretary, Specialized Healthcare Department
and Secretary, Primary & Secondary Healthcare Department to allocate at least two beds
for transgender persons in all hospitals across Punjab. Due to NCHR’s consistent efforts,
most hospitals have now allocated special beds for trans-persons in the province.
NCHR successfully pushed for the amendment of the Balochistan Government’s Service
Rules: through Judicial cognizance, the section of job advertisements which denoted
religious requirements for sanitary work positions was removed. The requisite notification
was issued by the Balochistan Government on 4th May 2022
NCHR guided the Balochistan Government to establish a Mental Health Care Centre in
Quetta.
NCHR advised the Environment Protection Agency Balochistan regarding the removal of
crush plants from Quetta city
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