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PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF ORGANIZATION
Name		Title / Function
Ms. Noor Naz Agha		President
Ms. Shamim Osmany		Senior Vice-President
Ms. Sakina Khatoon		General Secretary
Ms. Mehreen Nazar		Program Secretary

The Pakistan Women Lawyers Association (PAWLA) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization, which is working essentially as a pressure group for the reform of laws discriminating against women.

The organization was founded by Ms. Rashida Muhammad Hussain Patel in 1985 to provide legal assistance for women in distress. Based and working mainly in Karachi, PAWLA is run by professional lawyers and volunteers.

Legal awareness programmes form an integral part of PAWLA's activities; it presents video films in schools, clinics, parks and out of reach areas on key laws and women's rights in this respect. The organization is hoping to establish fifteen viewing centres within the next three years. Also as part of its awareness campaign, PAWLA presents plays on legal issues, followed by question and answer sessions on Radio Pakistan.

OTHER INFORMATION
Country/City where the NGO is Registered		Pakistan, Karachi
Year of foundation		1980
Year of registration with National Authorities		1985
Year of registration with DPI
Headquarters mailing address		Legal Aid Centre, Room No. 710, 7th Floor, Kashif Centre, Shahrah-e-Faisal Karachi-75530
Telephone (Country & area code) (Number)		92 - 021 513533
Telefax (Country & area code) (Number)		92 - 021 5673286
Email		[email protected]
Representative at United Nations:
		Telephone:
Areas of activity:		Women, Discrimination/Prejudice, Law/Criminal Justice
Scope of organization		National
Number of members reportedly registered with organization		Individual members: 300
Main funding sources for organizations activities		Non-governmental donations, Voluntary
Publications by organization		"Women and Law" – a series of annual publications

OTHER INFORMATION