One day Dialogue of steering committee and role of political parities in implementation of human rights.
CHITRAL: A daylong dialogue of steering committee of all political parties was held here in a local hotel under auspices of Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO). Title of the dialogue was role of political parties and politicians in implementation of human rights. Representatives of all political parties and their active workers attended the session. Experts and politician delivered speeches on different universal charter and notifications of human rights like "Universal Declaration of Human Rights " (UDHR), "Child Rights Convention" (CRC), convention of elimination of all kind of discriminations against women" (CEDAW) and constitutional rights. Prominent lawyer of Chitral and chairman PPP Sherpao Abdul Wali Advocate explored constitutional rights. He highlighted different parts and aspects of constitutional rights and declared that political parties can play vital role in its implementation. Coordinator Chitral Development Network Engineer Temour Shah spoke on women, child rights and universal charter of human rights. A large number of politician participated in implementation dialogue, who appreciated these efforts of SPO and demanded for its continuation.
Book launching ceremony held.
CHITRAL: Book launching ceremony was held here in a local hotel the other day. The book on title Wafa Ki Nagri (Valley of Loyalty) a novel was written by Manzoor Qadir a Chitral based writer. Book launching ceremony was organized by Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) in collaboration with Chitral Development Network (CDN). The book covering culture, civilization of society and different aspects and tradition of Chitral which was published by SPO who supported the writer financially in publishing of this book. Different writers, intellectual and scholars were invited in book launching ceremony. The function was also attended by different walks of life especially by members of Dostan Koghuzi and Qalam Qabeela Chitral. Prominent Lawyer of Chitral Abdul Wali Khan advocate was chief guest on the occasion who was flanked accompanied by writer and poet and former Tehsil Nazim Ameer Khan Mir.
Chief patron of Qalam Qabeela Afzalullah Afzal, Program officer of SPO Miss Shabnam Nooreen, Coordinator Chitral Development Network Engineer Temour Shah and Author of the book Manzoor Qadir also spoke on the occasion who highlighted different parts of the book. Prominent poet of Urdu literature and a local based intellectual Saleh Wali Azad, Khudai Mustafa and Professor Shamsun Nazar Fatimi read their paper and presented thesis on the Novel. Advocate Salman Nadir also read a poem hailing the first novel of Chitral. Chief guest on the occasion Abdul Wali Advocate appreciated these efforts and thanked to SPO who motivating local people of Chitral for preserving their culture and civilization as well as in implementing of human rights at Chitral. He termed the novel that it was very important issue of Chitral and was documented in a best way by the author of the book.
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