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No society can progress without eliminating gender discrimination: Senator Rubina Khalid

Islamabad: Chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Programme, Senator Rubina Khalid, in her special message on the occasion of International Women's Day, said that International Women's Day is being celebrated around the world today.On behalf of the Benazir Income Support Program, we congratulate all women living in Pakistan, regardless of their field of activity. The Benazir Income Support Programme was the dream of our Shaheed leader, Mohterma Benazir Bhutto, which has been fulfilled through this program. This program has ensured that the women of Pakistan are empowered, enabling them not only to gain their identity but also to become economically strong.Senator Rubina Khalid emphasized that currently, about 9.8 million women are receiving financial assistance under Benazir Kafaalat. Our goal is to make these women economically stable by providing them with skill training through the Benazir Hunarmand Program. She further added that no society can progress without eliminating gender discrimination. T herefore, we must ensure that women are provided equal opportunities in every field.He said that today, let us all pledge to continue the struggle that Bibi Shaheed began to provide equal rights to women, so that every woman gets her due rights. The Benazir Income Support Programme firmly believes and affirms that every woman is Benazir.