Women harassed most in KP's educational institutes, documents reveal

PESHAWAR: Women are harassed the most in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's (KP) educational institutes as opposed to other public spaces, documents pertaining to complaints filed revealed.

According to the documents, at least 31 complaints were filed to the provincial ombudsperson in a four-month period.

Of the 31 complaints the provincial ombudsperson received, eight were from women who said they were harassed in educational institutes in KP.

Other complaints were from women who experienced harassment in the provincial health (five) and police (three) departments, as well as women doing housework.

KP ombudsperson Rukhshanda Naz, in this regard, said the provincial government has started providing relief and justice to women.