Governor stresses need to prepare comprehensive strategy for socio- economic protection of women

Independent Report

QUETTA: The Governor Balochistan, Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhail has stressed the need to prepare comprehensive strategy for socio-economic protection of the womenfolk besides learning them different skills as it is necessary to keep them abreast with the modern world.
The Governor said that seeing the increasing political and economic role of women, one can believe that the present century is the century of women.
He said that 21st century has witnessed remarkable advancement in acquiring the women’s rights and powers. He said that the women are posted at key posts at the national and international levels.
These views were expressed by the Governor while speaking to the women delegations of Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, who called on him separately here at the Governor House on Friday. The delegation of PPP Kalat Division was led byMs. Rabia Khawajakhail and the PML-N’s delegation was led by Syeda Sajida.
Speaking on the occasion, Governor said that the women of Balochistan are very talented and sociable and they are second to none as compared to women of other provinces.
But, they couldn’t come forward due to lack of necessary facilities and proper opportunities.
However, the Governor added, it is matter of pleasure that women of the province are paving way for new generations breaking traditional concepts in the fields of science, technology and engineering.
In this regard, economic development is also taking place because of the participation of women in human resource at the provincial level.
The Governor made it clear that our women would have to adopt the untraditional careers instead of the traditional gender character for attaining economic empowerment.
He also stressed the need to run the public awareness campaign for promoting the high dignity and honour.
Meanwhile, he gave patient hearings to both of delegations and assured them of his wholehearted cooperation for resolving the issues related to rights of the women.