Women’s Day: President, PM, Bilawal, Sherry reaffirm pledge to protect women’s rights

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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari said that Pakistan is committed to advancing women’s rights in accordance with constitutional provisions and international promises.

“Over the years, we have taken key steps, including domestic violence, harassment at work and the implementation of laws against gender discrimination,” he said on the occasion of International Women’s Day of March 8, 2025.

He said that Pakistan has taken steps to increase the representation of women in politics, judiciary, law enforcement agencies and government agencies in addition to economic measures to promote financial inclusion, business capabilities and digital literacy for women.

According to the President’s Secretariat on Friday, President Asif Ali Zardariside joined the world in celebrating international women’s days to highlight the flexibility of women in Pakistan and to highlight their contribution to the formation of societies and their contribution to the development of driving. “This year’s theme, ‘for all women and girls: rights – empower equality.”, Strengthens the need for collective action to ensure that every woman and girl have equal access to rights and opportunities.

“By ensuring the equal rights and opportunities of women, we can create a strong, more progressive, and justice society for future generations,” he said.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif also gave an important message on the International Women’s Day. “Today, on the International Women’s Day, we celebrate the power and destruction of women. They change the architects of our society, the pillars of our homes, and their future. From classrooms to board rooms, fields to frontline, flexible Pakistani women are new to the possibility of a bright future for our nation.

He said, “This year’s theme, for all women and girls: rights – empowering equality”, is a call for a process, which reminds us of our shared responsibility for the formation of a society where women achieve development and make meaningful contributions. “

Also, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari also paid tribute to women’s power, flexibility and invaluable contributions in all walks of life and confirmed their party’s unprecedented commitment to protect and promote women’s rights.

“No society can develop without equal rights, dignity and women’s opportunities,” he said on the International Women’s Day.

Bilawal emphasized that gender equality was not just a slogan but a fundamental principle of justice and democracy. He paid tribute to Mother Mullah Mehta Fatima Jinnah, whose dedication to Pakistan’s independence made him an opportunity of hope.

He also paid tribute to his grandmother Begum Nasrat Bhutto and mother Shaheedam Mehtarma Benazir Bhutto. Begum Nusrat Bhutto presented great sacrifices and firmly fought against the atrocities with unprecedented courage, adding: “Pakistan’s first Prime Minister, Shahid Mahrma Benazir Bhutto, dispersed obstacles and fought for the rights of numerous women to fight for their rights.

And, the Vice President of the PPP and the party’s parliamentary leader in the Senate, Sherry Rehman, especially in Pakistan, “whose flexibility, strength and partnerships formed our society, extended their heartfelt desires to women all over the world.

He said, “This day fulfills the purpose of enlightening and adopting the global partnership, services and basic rights of women. He said. He said that PPP has always been at the forefront of championing women’s rights.