Heaps praise on Hadiqa Kiani, others
LAHORE
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior vice president Maryam Nawaz said on Wednesday that the role of women in politics was vital.
Addressing a speech on the occasion of International Women’s Day, Ms Nawaz said it was necessary that the women pick up the right party that will pave the way for them to raise their voice at the national level.
Ms Nawaz greeted the Women’s Day, saying, “In overly routine life, everyday belongs to women, as no day would be complete without the presence of our women.” Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior vice-president Maryam Nawaz has resolved to struggle for the rights of women.
“There is a need to give confidence to sisters and daughters. Women should have right to 52 percent resources of the country. Women can decide the fate of the nation through their votes,” she maintained.
Maryam Nawaz said that nations are respected only by respecting their women. “Women have always scripted a timeless story of courage and resolve. Women are power of their parents and proving this truth through their capabilities in each sector.”
She said that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have always played a historic role for the education, health, protection and economic betterment of women.
“Women’s economic self-reliance can expedite economic progress of Pakistan. Our foremost agenda is the education of women,” she maintained. Speaking about Fatima Jinnah, Ms Nawaz said, “I am biggest admirer of Fatima Jinnah. After that, I am the biggest fan of my mother, who is not with me today.
But she lives in my every breath. I have learned a lot in a life from my mother. My mother, Kulsoom Nawaz, was farsighted woman.” She recounted the role of the women in different aspects of life, saying, the women had proved their mettle in every field.
She heaped praise on many celebrities, including cricketer Bismah Maroof and the youngest Microsoft professional, Arfa Karim. Commending the efforts of noted singer Hadiqa Kiani, Ms Nawaz said, “I want to salute Hadiqa Kiani for rendering her social services without the support of the government.”
Sharing her experience of jail in a case of the National Accountability Bureau, Maryam said the anti-graft watchdog did not have space for women prisoners. But, she said, her mother’s training and God’s grace helped her go through the difficult time in jail.
