Islamabad : The accused individual in a sexual harassment case has been ordered to pay a fine by President Dr. Arif Alvi. Because she was required to travel from 
Karachi to Islamabad for the hearing with her lawyer, the complainant incurred additional emotional and financial strain as a result of this requirement.
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As a result, the accused has been ordered to pay for the complainant’s airfare expenses. The complainant filed the complaint on unsubstantiated grounds in a hurry.
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According to the allegations, the airport manager sexually harassed the woman, who was a female Assistant Sub-Inspector working for the Airport Security Force and stationed in Sukkur.
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She alleged that he forced her to marry him against her will, and that within the first four months of their marriage, he began abusing her, which ultimately led to their divorce.
In addition to sending her indecent messages over WhatsApp, the accused stated that he would damage her career if she did not remain living with him after the divorce.
The complainant went to the Federal Ombudsman for Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace (FOSPAH). FOSPAH denied the accused’s attempt to dismiss the case, citing that the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act of 2013 was the competent forum for such matters.
The accused was found guilty of harassing the complainant. The accused followed up by submitting a representation to the president, which the president subsequently dismissed by declaring that the accused had submitted the representation unnecessarily in order to postpone the proceedings
and that such activities were to be discouraged.
President Arif Alvi stressed that the purpose of the Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act, which was passed in 2010, is to give prompt and expeditious remedy by redressing the concerns of litigants in order to promote good governance.
He went on to say that Section 14 of the Reforms Act, 2013, gave him the authority to dispose of a representation by issuing an order in whichever manner he saw appropriate, and that he was required to exercise this authority in a manner that was reasonable, fair, and just while also advancing the goals of the law.
The representation of the accused was rejected by President Alvi, and the cost of the complainant’s air travel expenses was ordered to be paid for by the accused.
President Alvi also directed the ombudsman to expeditiously conclude the proceedings within ninety days, ensuring that the accused paid the complainant the cost of their airfare before proceeding.
