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Gilgit
Minister for Information, Planning and Development Gilgit Baltistan Fatehullah Khan has said that the government believes in women empowerment and for the purpose they were being provided with opportunities including education, health and employment.
He was addressing a prestigious award distribution ceremony for handicraft training students at Helping Hand for Relief and Development here in Jaglot, Gilgit.
He lauded the efforts of Helping Hand for Relief and Development and said that it was playing an important role in making women skilled in the area and was also providing important social services in other fields.
He said that hefty efforts would be made for bringing daughters and sisters of the area at par with other parts of the country. He said he was fully aware of the importance of women’s education and announced that an inter-college would be set up in Jaglot to provide education to women at their doorsteps.
He said that no society can develop without the help of women. He said that the Chief Minister would be formally invited to visit Jaglot so that he could see for himself how backward the area was.
He said that the love shown by the people for the right of representation would be upheld and they would fight for their rights everywhere. On this occasion, he also announced the establishment of a handicraft school in Jaglot.
