BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION HIGHLIGHTS WOMEN’S ROLE AS ‘AGENTS OF CHANGE’
BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION HIGHLIGHTS WOMEN’S ROLE AS ‘AGENTS OF CHANGE’
By; Asghar Ali Mubarak
The British High Commission in Islamabad hosted a Ch-evening debate today to recognize the importance of Pakistani women as agents of change in accelerating social, economic and political progress.
The debate follows on from an event held by the British High Commission in July to tackle sexual and other violence against women. It invited young aspiring women from different fields of study to debate with senior Ch-evening alumni on the important roles women can play in all aspects of society.
The keynote speakers, all Ch evening alumni, include Yasmeen Rehman, former MNA and currently the Strategic Adviser on Improving Parliamentary Performance in Pakistan; Muhammad Aslam Khaki, Advocate in the Supreme Court of Pakistan; and Dr. Maryam Rab, former Registrar of Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi. They were joined by Prof. Dr. Samina Amin Qadir, the Vice…
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