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Second Round of Training of Police and Public Prosecutors on Combatting Sex Trafficking of Women and Girls 13 and 16 February 2026.

The workshop was attended by 76 police officers from six divisions of Lahore. Ranks of police officer included Station House Officer, Superintendent of Police and Investigation Officer. In addition, 6 public prosecutors also attended the workshops. 

Launch of Key Institutional and Reform Documents of the Punjab Women Protection Authority

Dastak Society, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund and with support from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office through the AAWAZ II Programme, organized the launch of key institutional and reform documents of the Punjab Women Protection Authority, researched and developed by Dastak Society.

Stakeholder Consultation on Combating Sex Trafficking of Women and Girls – Exploring Legal and Intuitional Strategies 24 June 2025

This consultation was convened under the project Exploring Legal and Social Strategies to Combat Trafficking of Women and Girls, supported by the Resilience Fund. The project seeks to identify and address the structural and operational challenges in the prevention and prosecution of human trafficking, particularly in cases involving women and girls.

Trainings of Trainers and Trickle-Down Trainings of the Punjab District Women Protection Officers (DWPOs) in Lahore and Multan on SOPs for Women Protection Centers, Key Women Protection Laws and Essential Legal Procedures May -July 2025

Dastak in collaboration with Punjab Women Protecting Authority and with the technical support of UNFPA organized a series of two-day workshops for DWPOs in Punjab on 22-23 May, 21-22 July 2025 and and 28-29 July 2025. The initiative comprised three sets of workshops. In the first workshop, 18 DWPOs were trained as trainers, who then facilitated the subsequent workshops held in Lahore and Multan, reaching the remaining DWPOs across Punjab.

Training of Police and Public Prosecutors on Combatting Sex Trafficking of Women and Girls 6 and 7 July 2025.

Dastak organized two one-day trainings for police officers and public prosecutors from six divisions of Lahore on Legal and Institutional Response to Sex Trafficking of Women and Girls on 6 and 7 July 2025. The two workshops were attended by 62 police officer and 6 public prosecutors.

16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence Campaign – 25 November to 10 December 2024

Sixteen days every year, beginning from 25 November to 10 December, are globally recognized and dedicated to raising awareness on Gender Based Violence. While Dastak works all year with the vision and mandate to respond to GBV, its team undertakes a few programs to join the annual campaign.

International Women’s Day 2024 at Dastak

Dastak organized a series of activities to celebrate International Women’s Day in 2024. Each year Dastak marks this day with thoughtfully designed and planned events that are collaborative and in line with the theme and spirit of IWD.

Dastak featured in the 2024 winter edition of Legal Women UK magazine.

Dastak featured in the 2024 winter edition of Legal Women UK magazine. Legal Women is a UK publication for all women working in law or planning to do so. It addresses equality, diversity and inclusion in the legal profession and practical initiatives…

Strengthening Ties with the Police: Meeting with Inspector General of Punjab Police – 29 December 2023

Dastak's senior representatives including Hina Jilani, Saba Shaikh and Sabahat Riaz held a meeting with the Inspector General Punjab police Usman Anwar to address certain pertinent matters related to women protection, security given to private and public emergency shelters and rights of political prisoners.
Dastak x LUMS x Punjab Women Protection Authority - Legal Experts Consultation on the Implementation of the Punjab Protection of Women against Violence Act 2016 June 2023Dastak x LUMS x Punjab Women Protection Authority - Legal Experts Consultation on the Implementation of the Punjab Protection of Women against Violence Act 2016 June 2023

Dastak x LUMS x Punjab Women Protection Authority – Legal Experts Consultation on the Implementation of the Punjab Protection of Women against Violence Act 2016 June 2023

Dastak in Collaboration with Punjab Women Protection Authority, Social Welfare Department and Lahore University of Management Sciences organised a two-day legal experts consultation on the implementation of the Punjab Protection of Women against Violence Act 2016 on 5-6 June 2023. The consultation took place at LUMS and was attended by nearly 30 legal experts from Punjab and Sindh.

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