KARACHI: Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said
that to make Pakistan stronger and more prosperous it is necessary to
ensure the empowerment of its women.
He was addressing a large
‘Baiktiar Aurat – Mazboot Pakistan’ (Strong Pakistan – Empowered Women)
rally at Bagh-e-Jinnah, Mazar-e-Quaid in Karachi on Sunday.
The
MQM chief said that his party has always raised a strong voice for
women’s rights. He said only the leadership of the masses could solve
the problems of the country.
He said this rally was the biggest
rally of women in whole world, and that his party has added a new
chapter of history by holding the mammoth rally. Altaf Hussain said that
at least one million women participated in the rally.
The MQM
chief said that black tribal customs should be put aside now and
Pakistani women should be given freedom and empowerment. He called for
solving the problems of womenfolk living in the rural areas and stressed
for boosting female literacy.
Altaf Hussain said his party
would continue to raise voice for the downtrodden people of the country
and would bring a bright future for them.
Muttahida Quami
Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said that to make Pakistan
stronger and more prosperous it is necessary to ensure the empowerment
of its women.
He was addressing a large ‘Baiktiar Aurat –
Mazboot Pakistan’ (Strong Pakistan – Empowered Women) rally at
Bagh-e-Jinnah, Mazar-e-Quaid in Karachi on Sunday.
The MQM chief
said that his party has always raised a strong voice for women’s
rights. He said only the leadership of the masses could solve the
problems of the country.
He said this rally was the biggest
rally of women in whole world, and that his party has added a new
chapter of history by holding the mammoth rally. Altaf Hussain said that
at least one million women participated in the rally.
The MQM
chief said that black tribal customs should be put aside now and
Pakistani women should be given freedom and empowerment. He called for
solving the problems of womenfolk living in the rural areas and stressed
for boosting female literacy.
Altaf Hussain said his party
would continue to raise voice for the downtrodden people of the country
and would bring a bright future for them.
The MQM Chief Altaf
Hussain vowed for women empowerment in Pakistan and lawmaking for their
protection and due rights in the society.
“The MQM raised its
voice for rights of women in the Parliament and at every forum with
bravery and courage. It was MQM who got approved bills against the women
harassment in the National Assembly,” Altaf said.
He said that women empowerment would ensure strong and prosperous Pakistan.
He
feared that Balochistan would be lost if the problems facing the
province were not addressed. Hussain demanded that missing persons of
Balochistan should be united with their mothers and other loved ones.
The
MQM chief further said that MQM was not against any nationality, adding
its struggle was aimed against feudal lords and plunderers.
Altaf
demanded recovery of 28 missing workers of his faction, calling upon
the rulers to take immediate steps for recovery of other missing persons
belong to various political groups and nationalities.
He claimed that the rally was being attended by one million women.
“This
is a historic rally of Pakistan, a rally of MQM’s one million women
supporters. The country has never witnessed such mammoth political
meeting of women activists,” the MQM chief said.
Farooq Sattar in his welcome address said that the MQM has given the women a platform to stand shoulder to shoulder with men.
Starting address to the gathering via video link from London, Altaf recited verses from the holy Quran.
Earlier,
in charge of Women Wing of Muttahid Quami Movement instructed that
rallies bringing thousand of MQM women workers on the roads should not
disrupt the traffic flow and daily lives of the road users and only
those routes should be used which would not cause any problems to them.
The rallies should not use routes that have hospitals, mosques
and other places of worship nearby and special care should be taken to
ensure that ambulances do not get stalled on the roads.
The participants of the public gathering were also entertained with songs and dances. Online
