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March 02 , 2016
PM forms body for shaping up women empowerment policy
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif has constituted a high-powered committee to prepare recommendations for shaping up a policy towards women’s empowerment.
According to sources, the committee will present its recommendations on International Women’s Day on March 8.
Federal Minister Zahid Hamid has been made the committee’s convener while its members include Saira Afzal Tarar, Anusha Rehman, Khawaja Zaheer, Astar Ausaf, Dr Shizra Mansab Ali, Shaista Pervez Malik, Senator Aisha Raza Farooq, Iram Bukhari and Dr Aijaz Munir.
The committee has been tasked to consult all the stakeholders and present its recommendations for an effective policy for women’s empowerment.
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