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President Dr Arif Alvi has directed the Federal Ombudsman for Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace to conduct an inquiry into the matter of alleged harassment of a female employee by another employee of the Islamabad Capital Territory Police.
While referring the matter of harassment at workplace to FOSPAH for inquiry, the President said that right to fair trial is the inalienable fundamental right of every citizen as enshrined in the Constitution, which envisaged that not only the rights of the complainant but also the rights of the accused were to be protected.
He added that right to fair trial entailed that each party could be sure that the process would be transparent and the authority would refrain from abusing its powers.
Source: Radio Pakistan