PESHAWAR
Special Assistant to Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Zakat, Ushar, Social Welfare, Special Education and Women Development Salma Begum has said that the role of women in the society has always been important, saying women have made a name in every field.
She said that the world is moving towards digitization and technology education and literacy have also become a reality to empower women economically and politically.
She was addressing as chief guest in a special function organized by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Commission on Status of Women with the collaboration of Women Empowerment and Political Participation Project (WEPP) Cowater International, Government of Canada on International Women’s Day in Peshawar.
Among the other speakers Rubin Haider Bukhari, Secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Waqar Naswan Commission, Shabina Gulzar, Team Leader of Cowater International, Gender Advisor Zuhra Luqman, Fahad Khan of KPIT Board also spoke while DSP Traffic Peshawar Aneela Naz, Amna Durrani, Mahwesh Ayub, Nausheen Shafiq and Osama Khalji participated in the panel discussion.
Special Assistant Salma Begum said in her address that federal and provincial governments make laws and policies, but implementation of these policies is very important.
Only by implementing policies and changing people’s attitudes ,men and women could have equal opportunities for development.
Talking about the importance of technology, she said that it has become necessary to teach technology to the women of the present day which will create many opportunities for women to go ahead.
She further said that the Department of Social Welfare is taking steps for the development and empowerment of women.
To prevent gender violence, Bolo helpline has been started to which complaints can be registered by calling directly. She praised the Waqar Niswan Commission and Co-Water International, describing today’s event as inspiring. Other speakers at the event said that digital literacy of women is the need of the hour.
In the panel discussion, e-governance, women’s online business, issuance of driving license, complaints, online FIR and various suggestions for solving women’s problems and women’s development came out.
At the end of the ceremony, a bouquet of flowers was presented to Ms. Salma Begum, Special Assistant to the Caretaker Chief Minister.
