‘PPP committed to empower women, girls through better education incentives’
March 7th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANIKarachi, Mar 7(ANI): Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Women Wing Sindh Information Secretary Sharmila Farooqui has said that her party is committed to empower the country’s women and girls.
“The Pakistani women and girls are talented and they can play a great role in socio-economic development of the country and that was why the PPP government was committed to empower them through better education incentives. However, they need security at their homes and work places,” the Daily Times quoted Farooqui, as saying.
She said that the PPP government has launched various programmes like the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) and scholarships schemes at universities and colleges for providing higher education.
Farooqui also highlighted that the government, along with the media and non-governmental organizations, is fighting to end human rights violations.
“It is pity that tolerance in males is very low. Discrimination starts with women and girls before their birth because many parents do not want girl child. Hence media should play its due role to help end such behaviours of the male who are dominating society in unjustified manner,” Farooqui said.
Farooqui also called upon civil society organizations to cooperate with the government to end honour killings of women besides raising awareness about their rights at every part of the country. (ANI)
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