CHITRAL: The only way to empower women is through imparting them technical training and enhancing their skill, said MNA Shahzada Muhiuddin while visiting the Chinar Arts and Craft Center (handicraft) at Mughulandeh here.
He said environment of Chitral, as compared to other districts of NWFP, was very condusive for women to gain and earn their livelihood. He said women of Chitral are very hardworking and their handmade products and handicrafts are popular in all parts of the country and abroad.
He assured the organization of his full cooperation in its efforts to provide job opportunities to women.
Earlier, the MNA also inaugurated a women's waiting room at Shiaqo Tek constructed by Legal Awareness Program for Human Rights (LAPH). He was briefed by Chairman Board of Directors LAPH Niaz Ali Shah regarding their aims and objectives and achievements in Chitral.
Zaibun Nisa, councillor, thanked LAPH for constructing the center. She said hundreds of women especially girl students of different colleges and schools were facing great problems due to unavailability of such a waiting room. --GH Farooqui
Friday, February 13, 2009
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- Zar Alam Khan Razakhel
- Village Dizg, Yarkhun valley, Chitral, Pakistan
- I blog at http://chitraltoday.net (ChitralToday) about Chitral, its people, culture, traditions and issues. I have been writing about Chitral since 2000. Chitral is a scenic valley in the extreme north-west of Pakistan.
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