A delegation from UN Women met with Additional Chief Secretary South Punjab, Mr. Fuad Hashim Rabbani, at the South Punjab Secretariat on Wednesday. The delegation included Manager Operations Anwar Qureshi, Programme Coordinator Sidra Humayun, and Program Associate Shahzeb Baig.
The Secretary Services South Punjab Engineer Amjad Shoaib Khan Tareen,Additional Secretary Specialized Health Care Muzamil Bashir and Director Emergency Nishtar Hospital Dr.Zahid were also present in the meeting. The meeting focused on issues of women’s empowerment, gender equality, and the measures being implemented by the Punjab government in these areas.
Mr. Rabbani emphasized the critical role of women in societal development and cited the election of Punjab’s first female Chief Minister as evidence of women’s growth in national development.