1360 million of population living below poverty line.
Experts for involvement of women in decision making.
CHITRAL: A one day workshop on women rights was held at Mulkho some 98 KM from here. The program was jointly organized by Khow Local Support Organization (KLSO) and Mulkhoh Cultural and Historical Society (MCHS) supported by Legal Awareness program for Human Rights (LAPH) which was financially supported by Troacaire an Irish based NGO. Bashirullah Manager KLSO pointed out main problems reflecting to women folk of the area like lack of health and education facilities and no road for hospital. He said that there is only one high school for 18990 population which is not sufficient. He said that women folk are empowering by training them in different skill like honey bee keeping, handicrafts etc. He said no society can develop until they involve women folk in decision making because they are important component of the community. Niaz Ali Shah Chairman Board of Director of LAPH highlighted women rights on legal point of view. He said that main cause of women frustration is our dual attitude and their denial from property rights and ignoring them in decision making. He said they are half of our total population and we should to come them forward for sustainable development. He said some are depriving from their basic rights through our wrong and traditional practices. The speakers said that due to some discriminations while treating sons and daughters we ignoring female and they frustrated.
During the group working women folk raised some issues of their problems and suggested their possible solutions. Miss Gulshad Monitoring and Evaluation officer highlighted women rights on Islamic point of view as well as according to united nation human rights charter. Ghulam Muhayuddin also lamented our traditional practices as a result women were plunged behind the men and that is why we not developed as expected. Principal Retired and Chairman of KLSO Professor Mukarram Shah said that women folk are deliberately neglecting and they are not giving their rights. He said that a nation can never develop until their women folk not work shoulder by shoulder with their men in development of country. He said that total population of the world increasing that 6.15 billion and some 1360 million populations are living below poverty line in the world. Main reason of their poverty is ignoring women and no participation of women in developmental plans. He said that although Islam has bestowed rights to women folk some 1400 years ago but we have forgotten and not exercising practically and that is why Trociare an Irish based organization funding Muslims for women empowerment and giving them their real status. An elder person of the area Mureed Shah also spoke on the occasion and hailed services of LAPH and Toracire for raising awareness among the masses regarding human and women rights. A large number of women and men participated the one day workshop at a very conservatory area of Tehsil Mulkho.
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