Air force chief stresses on the role of women
Air Chief Marshal said women had an integral role in development of society, positive grooming of future generations.
Air Chief Marshal Arif Butt said daughters' should develop a dignified poise which reflects society's religious and social values. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafiq Butt on Tuesday reminded young graduates of the Pakistan Air Force Finishing School here that 'hands that rock the cradle, rule the world'.
He was addressing the 35th graduation ceremony of Pakistan Air Force Finishing School held at the PAF Headquarters here.
The Air Chief Marshal said women had an integral role in the development of society and in the positive grooming of future generations, and no society could afford to ignore women that accounted for half of its population.
He said it was equally essential for the 'daughters of the nation' to develop a dignified poise which reflects the nation's religious and social values.
Air Chief congratulated the graduating women who learnt different skills at the Finishing School including communication skills, management, language, culture, cuisine and art of self-presentation.
He said the PAF Finishing School had maintained a high stature with a programme focusing on the women enabling them handle different challenges in life.
He hoped that the personality development programme would bring an all-rounder refinement in the lives of graduating women.
The Air Chief awarded certificates to the graduating students.
Earlier, Director of the school Nasreen Aurangzeb presented a report highlighting the main aspects of the training, which aims at transforming the young girls into useful members of society.
She said though the idea of the Finishing School had been borrowed from the West, it was outlined in accordance with the local cultural, social and religious values.
Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafiq Butt on Tuesday reminded young graduates of the Pakistan Air Force Finishing School here that 'hands that rock the cradle, rule the world'.
He was addressing the 35th graduation ceremony of Pakistan Air Force Finishing School held at the PAF Headquarters here.
The Air Chief Marshal said women had an integral role in the development of society and in the positive grooming of future generations, and no society could afford to ignore women that accounted for half of its population.
He said it was equally essential for the 'daughters of the nation' to develop a dignified poise which reflects the nation's religious and social values.
Air Chief congratulated the graduating women who learnt different skills at the Finishing School including communication skills, management, language, culture, cuisine and art of self-presentation.
He said the PAF Finishing School had maintained a high stature with a programme focusing on the women enabling them handle different challenges in life.
He hoped that the personality development programme would bring an all-rounder refinement in the lives of graduating women.
The Air Chief awarded certificates to the graduating students.
Earlier, Director of the school Nasreen Aurangzeb presented a report highlighting the main aspects of the training, which aims at transforming the young girls into useful members of society.
She said though the idea of the Finishing School had been borrowed from the West, it was outlined in accordance with the local cultural, social and religious values.