The women’s problems must be addressed on a priority basis,
Lahore: The wife of Governor Punjab- Begum Perveen Sarwar has said that those involved in violence against women do not deserve any mercy. The problems of women must be addressed on a priority basis, adding that more opportunities should be given to women across various fields. Pakistan cannot become fully developed and prosperous without empowering women.She was addressing an event of “Women Expo” at Sui Gas Society Lahore on Saturday and talking to the media. On this occasion, Sarwat Gohar, a female member of Tahrik-e-Insaf, Muqaddas Ayaz and others also participated.Women belonging to the business community set up various stalls at the Women Expo and Begum Parveen Sarwar appreciated the role of women during the visit to the stalls and said that there is no dearth of talented women in Pakistan and the increased women’s participation is welcoming because it provides employment opportunities for women.The wife of Governor Punjab further said that the societies in which women problems are left unaddressed can never move forward so violence against women should be dealt with strictly and the rights of women should be safeguarded so that women feel safe to pursue their passions. Begum Perveen Sarwar said that she is proud that her welfare organization “HunarGah” is working to uplift the underprivileged women and a large number of women are receiving skills-based education in HunarGah Centers of Lahore and other cities of Punjab. It is incumbent on all of us to play our part in empowering women as the empowered women play constructive roles in building the nations, she added.