International Women Day celebrated at Chitral.
CHITRAL: Like other parts of the country International Women Day was also celebrated by Shundor women Forum (SWF) in collaboration with Aga Khan Social Welfare Board (AKSWB) Chitral at Booni some 85 KM from here. The program was started with the recitation from the Holy Quran. Miss Farzad Bibi Education officer was chief guest on the occasion while Mrs. Mehrab presided over the ceremony besides them Mrs. Noshaba an Educationist was also setting on the daises.
Miss Fatma Taj performed as stage secretary. Maqsooda Bibi presented Hamd Sharif while Shamim Akhtar read Naath Sharif. Mrs. Noshaba Chair Person of SWF highlighted importance of this day. And stressed upon women folk especially on mothers to treat their daughters equally as comparative to their sons.
She also highlighted aim and objectives of their women forum which working for development of women of the area.
Miss Amreen Ghazala delivered speech on women role in development of the country and lamented mothers for discriminating their daughters for no interest in them at early childhood while they patronizing their sons. She said those children became robbers, addict who are ignoring by their mothers in childhood. Meher Amroz a lady health worker, Miss Farzana, Mrs. Yasmin Gul, Miss Nargus, , Miss Farzana SET, Mrs. Mehrin Nisa Principal Govt. Girls high school Warijun, Miss Rehana etc spoke on the occasion and highlighted women role in Islam. Beside male participants Saslamat Khan social welfare officer of AKSWB and Rahmat Nabi of Nani Early child development institution also participated the function.
Meanwhile an other function in memorandum of international women day was held at Drosh by Drosh women forum in collaboration with Legal Aid Forum for Human Rights financially supported by TROCAIRE. The women folk delivered speeches on women role in uplift of the area and building of society. They highly appreciated women role in development of the country and caring of their children. Besides other Niaz Ali Shah General Secretary LAFH also attended the ceremony.
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