Stability: ‘Women should play their role for peace’

She was speaking at a seminar, titled Peace-Building, National Reconciliation and Democratisation in Asia


Our Correspondent June 22, 2015

LAHORE: Women Development Minister Hameeda Waheeduddin said on Monday women across the world could help bring about peace. She was speaking at a seminar, titled Peace-Building, National Reconciliation and Democratisation in Asia, at the United Nations University, Tokyo.

She said greater participation of women in conflicts’ resolution and peace-building efforts was the key to achieve stability. She highlighted the efforts of Pakistan in general and government of the Punjab in particular in promoting and protecting political, economic, social and cultural rights of women.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 23rd, 2015. 

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