Staff Reporter
Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser has felicitated MNA Ms. Shandana Gulzar Khan on her election to the coveted position of the Chair of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians. He said that Pakistani women were second to none and their performance had been exceptional in the national development.
Talking to Ms. Shandana Gulzar Khan during a meeting held in Islamabad on Thursday, Asad Qaiser said that this landslide victory illustrate that Pakistan is not only respected in the international fraternity but also trusted as a leader. He said that Pakistani women were outstanding in every fields especially their performance for the uplift and empowerment of womenfolk had been remarkable.
He was confident that she would continue her efforts for the deprived and marginalized not only in Pakistan but also the commonwealth region. He underscored the need for promotion of women as agents of change.
Ms. Shandana Gulzar thanked Speaker Asad Qaiser for nominating her for the coveted position of CWP Chair. She said that his patronage and active parliamentary diplomacy pursued by him and the National Assembly Secretariat had yielded this result. She agreed with the Speaker saying that addressing the social and economic empowerment of women would be turning a new page in the struggle for their empowerment.
Election of Ms. Shandana Gulzar Khan, MNA to the Chair of the women parliamentarians was held in Kampala, Uganda during the 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference.
