JI demands respectable transport for women
A Peoples Bus Service vehicle drives down the Sharae Faisal following inauguration of the service on Monday. Photo: Express
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi held a women's convention in the city, demanding respectable dedicated transportation services, durable peace in the city.
The convention was held at Bag-e-Jinnah on Friday. JI Karachi chief Engr Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, JI women wing leaders Attia Nisar, Asma Safeer and others addressed the convention.
A large number of women activists, working women, female students and housewives attended the event. Speaking on the occasion, JI leader Engr Naeem ur Rehman highlighted the plight of working women and other issues faced by women in the city.
He said tens of thousands of women in Karachi are a part of the labour force in factories and offices but are compelled to work under the cruel contract system instead of direct permanent jobs.
He vowed that the JI, if elected, would address the dilemma with women empowerment.
He urged the women in Karachi to take active part in the Karachi Rights Movement to fight for their rights.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 22nd, 2022.