Lahore
March 9, 2021
LAHORE:Speakers at an international conference held in connection with the International Women’s Day Monday stressed the need to empower and educate women saying women’s role in all segments of society was essential for development of Pakistan.
They were addressing a two-day moot “Contemporary Gender Issues: Challenges and Opportunities” organised by Punjab University Department of Gender Studies. Sarwar Foundation Vice-Chairperson Begum Parveen Sarwar, Justice (r) Nasira Javed Iqbal, PU Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Saleem Mazhar, Chairperson Punjab Women Protection Authority Kaneez Fatima, Ministry of Human Rights Director General Muhammad Ali Khan, Chairperson Department of Gender Studies Prof Ra’ana Malik, faculty members and students participated in the event.