He was talking to Federal Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace Fauzia Waqar, who called on him at the Governor House here on Saturday.

The governor said the protection of women against harassment at educational institutions and workplace was very important to empower them.

He said the Protection against Harassment Act, 2010 provided legal protection to women and aimed to provide a safe working environment for them.

He said that as chancellor, he had given special instructions to the administration of the universities to implement the HEC policy in letter and spirit in order to ensure a harassment-free environment for female students.

Fauzia Waqar said that it was very important for women to be aware of the laws against harassment in educational institutions and the workplace.

She said her office was also playing a role in providing justice to the women in cases related to their right to inheritance.

Meanwhile, the governor, in a statement, expressed solidarity with the parents of the Peshawar Army Public School children martyred on Dec 16, 2014 on their ninth death anniversary.

He said that the whole nation shared the grief of the families of the martyrs of APS tragedy.