Category: women empowerment

LAHORE: Justice Aalia Neelum will take oath as first woman chief justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday (today).

The oath-taking ceremony will be held at Punjab Governor House.

President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday formally notified the appointment of Justice Neelum as LHC chief justice.

The Judicial Commission of Pakistan, headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, had unanimously approved her elevation after considering the nominations of three judges for the position of LHC chief justice, including Acting Chief Justice Shujaat Ali Khan and Justice Ali Baqar Najafi.

Source: Dawn

In a significant step towards advancing women’s rights and empowerment in Balochistan, Advisor to CM Balochistan, Dr. Rubaba Khan Buledi, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the newly constituted Women Empowerment Committee. The committee aims to address various critical issues affecting women across the province.

The Women Empowerment Committee will undertake a comprehensive review of several key areas including the recruitment of women under the government’s quota in departments, ensuring fair practices in fairs, licenses, festivals, and shops catering to women, enhancing the inclusion of female members in law and order committees, and the effective implementation of anti-harassment laws. Additionally, the committee will facilitate free issuance of NOCs for women’s functions in public parks, oversee land record and data corrections concerning women’s inheritance rights, and address other pertinent matters related to women’s rights.

Dr. Rubaba Khan Buledi, known for her unwavering commitment to social justice and gender equality, expressed her dedication to ensuring the committee’s efforts result in tangible improvements for women in Balochistan. “I am honored to lead this committee and look forward to collaborating with our esteemed members to enact meaningful change,” said Dr. Buledi.

The committee comprises esteemed members including Commissioner of Quetta Division, Ms. Pari Gul Tareen, Ms. Roshan Khursheed Barocha, Mr. Allaudin Khilji, and other distinguished individuals known for their advocacy and expertise in gender issues.

This initiative underscores the Government of Balochistan’s steadfast commitment to promoting gender equality and creating an inclusive environment where women can thrive. The Women Empowerment Committee is poised to make significant strides in advancing women’s rights and ensuring their active participation across all sectors of society.

Source: Daily Independent

QUETTA: The provincial chapters of the Commission on the Status of Women and Human Rights Commission of Pakistan; MHM Technical Working Group and Forum for Dignity Initiatives have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote gender equality, women’s health, basic rights and empowerment in Balochistan.

Under the agreement, the bodies will work together to provide equal opportunities for women, raise awareness about their rights, and implement laws and policies related to their empowerment, according to a press release.

Speaking at the MoU signing ceremony, Uzma Yaqoob of Forum for Dignity Initiatives, Fauzia Shaheen, Dr Tahira Kamal Baloch and Farukhanda Orangzeb emphasised the need for practical implementation of laws and policies related to women’s rights.

They stressed the need to ensure gender equality, which requires active participation of the government and other segments of society.

They noted that education and health are provincial subjects, and improving administrative structures at the provincial level can help address most population-related issues.

No society can progress without women’s education, but unfortunately, the literacy rate among women in Pakistan, particularly in Balochistan, is alarmingly low, the speakers lamented.They urged the government and non-governmental organisations to take immediate action to address this issue.

Source: Express Tribune

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has called for financial autonomy of women and improving their access to financial services and credit to encourage women entrepreneurs.

He added that economic empowerment of women would not only strengthen them financially but would also help uplift their families, besides contributing to the national economy.

He said that banks should support women entrepreneurs as well as enhance their representation in the banking sector.

The president gave these remarks while talking to the Group Chief Executive of the Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), Mr Bill Winters, who along with his delegation called on him, at Aiwan-e-Sadr.

The delegation briefed the president about SCB’s contributions to Pakistan’s economy.

Source: Express Tribune

RAWALPINDI: PML-N lawmaker Dr Shaista Jadoon on Tuesday said that the federal government has started a programme to empower women so that they can play an active role in society by learning skills.

Speaking at a function at Rawalpindi Press Club, Dr Shaista Jadoon said that PML-N always took steps to empower women. “Taking special interest, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has increased the budget for women by 25 percent,” she said.

The function was held to launch an awareness campaign about inheritance rights of women and other human rights to make them empowered and participatory citizens.

She said that women always made sacrifices to keep the house safe, but if she asked for her right in inheritance then she becomes bad for everyone. It is an important issue and there is high time to come forward and play their role for the protection of their rights, she said. “We are supporters of peace and the leader of Muslim League-N Nawaz Sharif, as soon as he arrived in Pakistan, sent a message of peace at the national and international level,” she said.

She said that women can play an important role for social peace through good teachings to their children. By getting good manners from mothers, she said that the youth will become a useful citizen of tomorrow.

She said that there was dire need to protect the rights of women and awareness among the people would help the women to know their rights. She said that the women would protect their right by getting high education and play their role in the development of the country.

Source: Dawn