‘Women’s participation a must for national uplift’

Women can be transformed into an efficient work force through education and training

RAWALPINDI:

Punjab Governor and Fatima Jinnah Women’s University (FMJU) Chancellor Muhammad Balighur Rehman has said that the dream of development of any country cannot be achieved without the full participation of its women.

Women constitute more than half of our population and they can be transformed into an efficient work force through education and training.

He was addressing the convocation of Fatima Jinnah Women University held on Thursday. The university’s Vice Chancellor Dr Azira Rafiq, Kohsar University Vice Chancellor, Dr Mukhtar, Board of Governors of Fatima Jinnah Women University and a large number of faculty members, students and teachers attended the event.

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Apart from PhD and MPhil, BS Computer Sciences, Communication Studies, BS Mathematics, Economics, English, Islamic Studies and other programmes as well as BBA graduates were awarded degrees.

“To achieve success, always keep learning and make research a routine in your life,” Rehman advised students. He added that in the next ten years, the knowledge learned in the world will double and only those experts will be able to survive who will keep themselves updated with research.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 12^th, 2024.