Staff Reporter
Punjab Minister for Women Development Ashifa Riaz said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) manifesto includes making Pakistan an Islamic welfare state and Prime Minister Imran Khan has promised to make Pakistan an Islamic welfare state in the style of Madina.
Addressing a seminar on “Philosophy of Iqbal and Quaid’s Pakistan” jointly organized by Unique Group of Institutions and Aiwan-e-Iqbal here on Wednesday, she said that the solid measures are being taken for the empowerment and development of women and our daughters are the Eagles of Iqbal in fact.
Ashifa Riaz said that the incumbent government has always raised its voice in every forum to highlight the importance of women in society and steps are being taken to enable Pakistani women to exercise all their rights in society. “Women are a part of society without which society can neither develop nor meet social and economic needs,” she added.
Speaking on the occasion, Chairman Unique Group of Institutions Prof. Abdul Manan Khurram said that Allama Iqbal and Quaid-e-Azam were supporters of two national ideologies and it was on the basis of these two national ideologies that Pakistan was achieved and now it is our responsibility to protect this country and play your part in its prosperity and development. He said that Unique Group of Institutions organizes various events in the light of the ideas of Iqbal and Quaid-e-Azam to guide its students and today’s event is also a link in the same chain.
Director Iqbal Academy Dr. Basira Umbereen and renowned Iqbal Scholar Najeeb Jamal also addressed the function. Administrator Aiwan-e-Iqbal Anjum Waheed, Vice Chairman Unique Group Afif Ashraf Siddiqui, Rector Unique Group Prof. Amjad Ali Khan, Director Unique Group Prof. Wasim Anwar Chaudhry, Additional Director Unique Group Syed Nadeem Alam and Manager Media and Communications Zaneer Chaudhry were also present on the occasion.
