Women’s excellence awards ceremony held

The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) organised a Women’s Excellence Awards ceremony to confer awards to high achievers from various fields of life in order to recognise their contribution to the economic development of the country.

Deputy Chairman Senate Mirza Muhammad Afridi, was the chief guest while Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Romina Khurshid Alam was the guest of honour at the event held on Wednesday.

Afridi said that women have a key role in the economic development of the country and lauded the ICCI for conferring awards on high achiever women to motivate others. He said that women of tribal areas needed skills development so that they could play a more effective role in national development.

ICCI President Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari said that our women are second to none in terms of talent and ability. Many women have excelled in various fields of life and we feel proud over them, he said, adding that Benazir Bhutto had become the first Prime Minister of Pakistan in Muslim World, which was a source of pride for women.

“The role Fatima Jinnah is a torchbearer for other women. He said that Hazrat Khadija and Hazrat Fatima are role models for Muslim women and by following their footsteps, Pakistan can be made a model society in the world.

The Excellence Awards were given to Farrukh Khan MNA, Kashmala Tariq, Samina Fazal Founder President Islamabad Women Chamber of Commerce, Fatma Azeem former Senior Vice President ICCI, Sana Mir Cricketer, Samina Khayal Baig Mountaineer, Ayela Majid first Pakistani Vice President of ACCA, Fauzia Minallah Environmentalist, Nigar Nazar Cartoon Expert, Dr Shazia Akbar Poetess, Anna Faisal Educationist, Dr Shagufta Jabeen Educationist, Dr. Afshan Malik Educationist, Sobia Mustafa Make Up Artist, Sobia Nazir Fashion Designer, Atia Liaquat Realtor, Amina Amir Geo News Reporter, Shifa Yousafzai Anchorperson, Amina Baig SP, Neelam Khalid Chaudhry Entrepreneur, Syeda Tayyaba Kazmi Entrepreneur, Sonia Azeem Singer and Nadia Qureshi.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 23^rd, 2023.