Rich Tribute paid to women folk of Chitral. Special quota for women employment urged

CHITRAL: Rich tribute was paid to women folk of Chitral hence some speakers also expressed their concern over increasing ratio of women suicide at Chitral.    To pay tribute and recognize women services a function was held at Government girls degree college Chitral. District Nazim Chitral Maghfirat Shah was the chief guest on the occasion while the ceremony was presided over by additional deputy commissioner Minhasuddin. The program was organized by social welfare and special education and women empowerment department of Chitral. Nusrat Jabeen the first woman district officer of social welfare briefed the participants about women role in the development of Chitral. She highly appreciated that women are fully empowered for getting of education, casting their vote at Chitral. AS well as women also participating in social activities and have no reasonable hurdles in their way. She expressed her concern over the marriage of women in below age and especially out of Chitral which causing a nuisance for their family.

A unanimous resolution was also passed in the seminar. Through the resolution, they demanded from the government for special quota and preference to women folk in the employment of each and every department of Chitral so as to enable them to serve the women who visiting these offices. They demanded encouragement and hailing of those women of Chitral who working on key posts so as to motivate other women too came in practical life. They also demanded the establishment of the daycare centre and separate washrooms for women in all departments and every organization where their women are working. They also demanded to conduct detail research to ascertain the causes so that steps could be taken to check the dangerous trend of women suicide at Chitral.

Through a unanimous resolution, they also demanded to urge on all public and private organizations to take on board women folk in policy making for the empowerment of women. They also demanded to launch separate transport services for women folk where they can travel easily and with honour.

At last, they also cut a cake to memorize women right in society. A large number of womenfolk even from Kalash community participated in the seminar. District administration also awarded High achiever and best performance award to Nusrat Jabeen the first woman social welfare officer of Chitral who working in a challenging position besides lack of many facilities and facing great problems.