Shaheed Benazir Bhutto was a role model for women even today due to her matchless services for empowerment of females, democracy and politics: Governor KP
\n PESHAWAR
\nKhyber Pakthunkhwa Governor, Faisal Karim Kundi here Thursday said that Pakistani women have proved their skills and abilities in all sectors of life besides significantly contributing to the country\u2019s socioeconomic and development process.
\nAddressing the national conference on role of women in peace as chief guest at Islamabad, the Governor said that first women prime minister of the Muslim world Shaheed Benazir Bhutto was a role model for women even today due to her matchless services for empowerment of females, democracy, politics, supremacy of constitution and development of Pakistan.
\nHe said that socioeconomic welfare and bringing poor women under national mainstream was the top priority of Benazir Bhutto Shaheed. For ensuring peace, development and mutual coexistence in society, he said that Pakistani women have all required skills and abilities to prove their mettle in every sector and their services for Pakistan were highly praised worthy.
\nFaisal Karim Kundi said the role of women in existence of a peaceful and prosperous family viz a viz society was of paramount significance, and underscored the need for equal opportunities to women folk for establishment of durable peace and harmony in society.
\n\u201cEconomic empowerment of women and highlighting their potential and talent for betterment of society was his priority,\u201d he said, adding Benazir Income Support Program has raised the stature of poor women and dignity in Pakistan.
\nThe Governor said that ownership papers of houses after its reconstruction recently were being issued on the l names of women in Sindh province, saying it is Pakistan Peoples Party that had given proper representation to females whether it was the speaker national assembly, foreign minister, senate or any other office in Pakistan.
\nThe struggle of women in the media sector could not be overlooked, he said, adding services\u2019 jurisdiction regarding provision of technical education to women of KP and Balochistan would be enhanced.
\nEfforts are underway to enhance skills of women and for this purpose negotiation with different institutions including NAVETC was in progress.
\nThe Governor reaffirmed commitment to work for increasing expertise of youth in Khyber Pakthunkhwa by enabling them to become jobs givers instead of jobs searchers.
\nTe conference held under aegies of Aurat Foundation was also attended by Deputy Speaker Sindh Assembly Naveed Anthoni, Deputy Speaker Balichistan Assembly Ghazala Golo, Deputy Speaker KP Assembly Surayya Bibi, search for common ground Shahid Rahim, Naeem Mirza of Aurat Foundation and a large number of women of the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto was a role model for women even today due to her matchless services for empowerment of females, democracy and politics: Governor KP PESHAWAR Khyber Pakthunkhwa Governor, Faisal Karim Kundi here Thursday said that Pakistani women have proved their skills and abilities in all sectors of life besides significantly contributing to the country\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":417836,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-417847","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n