Social Welfare | MCQs

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The Women Protection Authority was established on 25th March 2017.

It was formally inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Punjab.

To protect and promote women's rights and provide support against violence.

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Under Section 3 of the Anti-Harassment Act, 2016, was under way in all departments of Balochistan and so far such committees had been set up in 17 departments.

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Human Rights Minister Dr. Shireen Mazari inaugurated the first Transgender Protection Centre in Islamabad on H-9/4 on 13.10.2021

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The National Assembly of Pakistan enacted The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights), Act 2018 on 8th May 2018. 

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Gulab Devi Chest Hospital is a 1,500 bed semi-private tertiary care chest hospital located in Ferozepur Road, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

The hospital was established in 1934 by Indian freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai in the memory of his mother, Gulab Devi, who died due to tuberculosis in 1927.

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• The first SOS Village in Pakistan was founded in 1977 in Lahore, Punjab.
• This initiative by SOS Children's Villages provides a family environment for orphaned and abandoned children.

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First SOS village of Pakistan was established in 1977.

Location: Lahore, Punjab

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The President promulgated the Parental Protection Ordinance 2021 under Article 89 of the Constitution.

This ordinance makes the commission of such acts liable to punishment.

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The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is a federal unconditional cash transfer poverty reduction program in Pakistan.

Launched in 2008.

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Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated the Langar Scheme Ehsas Programme in Islamabad on October 7, 2019.

It was part of the Ehsaas Koi Bhooka Na Soye movement, which aimed to provide food to those in need.

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Sohail Shoukat Butt is the current Minister for Bait-ul-Maal & Social Welfare in Punjab

Belonging: Lahore

Party affiliation: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)

Appointed on: 6th March 2024