Lawyers criticise FCC judgement setting aside IHC verdict in workplace harassment case

Lawyers and journalists have raised concerns about a recent ruling by the Federal Constitu­tio­nal Court (FCC), in which it set aside an Islamabad High Court (IHC) judgement in a workplace harassment case filed by a National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) employee in 2012. Nadia Sarwar, who was employed at NBP since 2008, alleged that the petitioners, Aqeel Abbas and Usman Shahid, had harassed her by misusing their authority. She alleged that they had forced her to stay in the office after hours and required her to disclose details for applying for medical and other leaves, which would make her…