NLPD holds Women’s Day seminar

Islamabad:To commemorate International Women’s Day, a one-day national seminar was held at National Language Promotion Department (NLPD) with the collaboration of the Quaid-e-Azam University with the title ‘Qomon Ki Izzat Tum Se Hai.’

It was presided by Professor Dr. Niaz Ahmad Akhtar, Vice-Chancellor Quaid-e-Azam. University Islamabad. The special guest was Afraz Syal, Chairman Literary Committee, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce, and Industry.

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Saleem Mazhar, Director General NLPD, gave the words of thanks. Dr. Rashid Hameed, Executive Director NLPD, delivered the introductory remarks. Dr. Sofia Khushak, Dr. Humira Ashfaq and Dr. Rubina Parveen spoke extensively about International Women's Day, women’s contributions and the problems faced by them. Senior writer and journalist Farida Hafeez and Dr. Fakhira Noreen presented poems about women.

The speakers stressed the need to continue struggle to achieve the goal of women empowerment. “The Pakistani women are playing their role for the development of their country while living their social values, which needs to be acknowledged and celebrated. The speaker’s emphasis that the women should help in improving the economy of Pakistan by taking part in trade following the example of Hazrat Khadija-tul-Kubra.

Professor Niaz Ahmed Akhtar said that the services of women teachers in the field of education are valuable. He said that number of girls studying in Quaid-i-Azam University is 47 per cent of the total students. He said that if the mother is educated, the whole society will be prosper.

Researcher Dr. Humira Ashfaq shed light on the role of women in literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. She called for highlighting women heroes in the curriculum. At the end of the seminar, Director General thanked all the participants and speakers.