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| Pakistani women empowered sez Musharraf's wife |
| 2006-02-19 |
| Uh huh... JEDDAH: Women in Pakistan have started to call the shots. They are figuring prominently in all walks of life. They have made it to the Senate, the National Assembly and are at the helms of various government departments. "PakistanÂ’s first lady Sehba Musharraf said women have been given prominent roles in the government. They are being empowered to shoulder more responsibilities and play their part in the development of the country. They are now ministers, advisers and members of Parliament. In an exclusive interview to Arab News on Sunday Mrs. Musharraf dwelt on the role of Pakistani women in the government and in society. Attired in a traditional A beautiful and intelligent woman, Mrs. Musharraf, who has firmly backed her husbandÂ’s policies on national and international issues, spoke about womenÂ’s empowerment, obstacles and other factors that concern them in Pakistan. Since President Gen. Pervez Musharraf came to power in 1999, women have been given a greater and more prominent role in government at all levels, she said. "Women constitute 50 percent of our population, and so they need to be empowered in a way that they can play a complementary role," said Mrs. Musharraf. "It is enshrined in our constitution, and when my husband came to power in 1999 it was among the main thrusts of his agenda. He wanted to strengthen the economy and the only way to do so was to empower the lower strata of society. Of course you need to empower the more educated middle class, but you cannot ignore the lower strata, and women play a significant role in this." Nevertheless, women in Pakistan still have to overcome obstacles such as illiteracy, poverty and abuse. Honor killing is a very serious and disturbing issue. Ya think? |
| Posted by:Chinter Flarong9283 |
| #3 at the high-security presidentÂ’s residence, called Army House The official residence of the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is called "Army House" ? Truly it is the pak army that has a state, not the state that has an army. A praetorian state. |
| Posted by: john 2006-02-19 18:55 |
| #2 "The French and English treat us fine in their shops" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-02-19 17:46 |
| #1 The women she knows are empowered: the wives, mothers and daughters of the men holding power. The rest of the women in her society live at the sufference of the men in their lives, and she lies when she says otherwise. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-02-19 16:21 |