Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has urged the women parliamentarians to
work for creating awareness among the female population of the country
and motivate them to contribute according to their capacities as they
constitute the major portion of the population.
This he said while talking to Ms. Mehreen Anwar Raja, MNA and Mr.
Khanzada Khan, MNA who called on him at PM’s House here on Friday.
Mentioning about the government’s consistent efforts for the
empowerment and financial support to the women, the Prime Minister
expressed satisfaction that the programmes are moving with success and
has won international acclaim. He said that “Rozgar” schemes introduced
through the BISP has also been appreciated by the International
Community and foreign partners are taking keen interest for further
enhancing its net to cover more population. He added that prominent
leadership role of the females has been catered for in all these
programmes.
The Parliamentarians briefed the Prime Minister about various
ongoing development projects in their respective areas. They
appreciated the Prime Minister’s magnanimous policy of equal allocation
of development funds to the Parliamentarians irrespective of their
party affiliations.
The Prime Minister observed that the experience of equal allocation
of development funds to all Parliamentarians has been a success story
which truly empowered the Parliament. He said that a new trend has been
introduced the democratic history of the country. SANA
