ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): President Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry, while highlighting the women’s role in progressive societies, has said that empowerment of women was a crucial catalyst for socioeconomic uplift.
He was of the view that women uplift leads to development, economic growth, reduction in poverty and promoting gender equality.
He expressed these views in a meeting with a delegation of Rawalpindi Women Chamber of Commerce here.
The president, however, maintained that creating an inclusive, supportive and enabling atmosphere for women was imperative so that they could work independently and play their role in the development of the country without any inkling of fear and anxiety.
Literacy rate amongst women
The president said literacy rate amongst women in Azad Kashmir was higher than that of men in any other province of Pakistan.
He said that Rawalpindi Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with Azad Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry should also establish a similar platform in AJK so that the Kashmiri could also get business opportunities.
The delegation comprised of Chairperson SAARC Hina Mansab Khan, President Rawalpindi Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ms. Quratul Ain, Senior Vice President Rawalpindi Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sobia Jabeen, Vice President Rawalpindi Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry Rubina Zafar, Zulfiqar Butt, Ambrin Zaman, Falak Anjum, Sobi Hussain, Muntahi Shah Rukh, Noreen Tariq, Zubaida Asghar, Saiqa Tabassum, Shumaila Kausar, Shazia Nadeem, Fawzia Noman, Sanam, Quratul Ain Naseem, Fakhrul Nisa, Rahat Jabeen, Misbah Ijaz and others.
