Lahore : The 10th session of the series of City Dialogue, organized by the Urban Unit with collaboration of and at the Quaid e Azam Library Lahore, featured Ms. Simi Kamal – Senior Group Head Grants, Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund PPAF, as the guest speaker. She presented and spoke on ... Read More »
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Lahore : President FPCCI Zubair Tufail has said that women empowerment is central to the national development, therefore, government, as well as private sector, should do their best to achieve this goal. Women empowerment not only benefits them but also help men, women, society, community and the overall economy of ... Read More »
Pakistan highlights initiatives taken for women empowerment at OIC moot in Istanbul
Istanbul : The Federal Minister for Human Rights, Senator Kamran Michael, represented Pakistan at the 6th Session of the Ministerial Conference on the Role of Women in the Development of OIC Member States held at Istanbul from 1-3 November 2016. Theme of the conference was “The Status of Women in ... Read More »
Empowered women can change the fate of world, Pakistan
Lahore: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has said that it will fully support all the women empowerment initiatives by the United Nations. Government of Pakistan has taken a lot of steps to empower women but a lot is to be done for which international institutions ... Read More »
ISCS organizes seminar on women empowerment
Lahore: Institute of Social and Cultural Studies in collaboration with Women Development Department organized a seminar on women empowerment here on Friday. Dean Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences Prof Dr Zakria Zakir, Secretary Punjab Women Development Department Dr Amna Imam, Women in Struggle for Empowerment (WISE) Executive Director Bushra ... Read More »
Women empowerment initiatives in Punjab budget lauded
Lahore: Chairman of the United International Group Mian Shahid has lauded the women empowerment initiatives in the Rs Rs1.447 trillion Punjab budget 2015-16. Fifteen percent quota in government jobs and age relaxation will empower women which is a historic decision, he said. Talking to founder president IWCCI Samina Fazil, he said ... Read More »