Advisor to Punjab Chief Minister, Begum Zakia Shahnawaz will preside over a high level meeting on November 16, 2012 at 10.00 a.m. at 8-Club Road to review implementation on women package. Secretary Women Empowerment Punjab, Irum Bokhari, Director Sajjad Haider, representatives of labour and human resources, health, board of revenue, law, higher education, finance and other departments will attend the meeting.
Provincial Secretary Irum Bokhari said that social and legal protection of women as well as their empowerment is the vision of Punjab government so that they could utilize their energies for the development of the society and the country. Irum Bokhari said that government has established career development centers for women through Gender Reforms Action Programme where provision of all necessary facilities in educational institutions set up for girl students is being ensured.