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National Women’s Day
Govt committed to resolve Swat, FATA crisis, says Sherry
* Panelists discuss plight of women in Swat, Tribal Areas
* Two documentaries on prevailing socio-political situation and its impact on women screened
By Mahtab Bashir
ISLAMABAD: The government is committed to resolve the present crisis in Swat and FATA but the government alone could not settle this issue using force and every segment of the society would have to play its role, said Federal Minister Sherry Rehman on Thursday.
She was speaking at a programme as the chief guest at Nomad Art Gallery in connection with the National Women’s Day.
“Force is never an answer to the extremists but we have to secure the area to fight for our geographical boundaries,” said Rehman, adding, Pakistan is hijacked by some pressure groups but the government is putting its all-out efforts to maintain its writ in the war-zone areas.
Women’s Action Forum (WAF), Islamabad Chapter organised different programmes including screening of documentaries on Swat and Tribal Areas, poetry rendition and a panel discussion at Nomad Gallery in connection with National Women’s Day, observed every year to mark the police brutality against women in Lahore on February 12, 1983.
Documentaries: Two documentaries, each of 20 minutes duration, titled ‘Pakistan-The War Within- Fighting Extremist Militants’ and ‘Voices Unheard-Behind the Politics of Conflict’ on the prevailing socio-political situation and its impact on women were shown on this occasion.
A banner with peace slogans and protection of girls’ education in Tribal Areas was launched on the occasion.
Panel discussion: A panel discussion was also arranged on security issues in Pakistan with special focus on women. The panelist included Dr Rubina Sehgal, women rights activist and Talat Hussain, a leading TV anchor.
The participants discussed the plight of women of Swat and Tribal Areas who are victims of violence in recent wave of terror.
Hussain said as the world had become a global village, the network of those militants expanded in the country in an organised form to create mayhem. He said local policemen should be deputed there instead of army to avoid collateral damages.
He criticised the present government for its failure in establishing its writ in Swat and FATA. He said the government had used carrot and stick policy but so far nothing had worked. “Force is not the solution to solve this crisis, but the good-governance, better administration, particularly police reforms, are need of the hour to resolve this issue,” said Talat, adding, so far the government had done nothing seriously about this matter.
Dr Saigol said the root cause of Swat and Tribal Area chaos was linked to fundamentalism. She said the nation could flourish unless Pakistan became a secular state as wished by its founder Quaid-e-Azam.
In the end, renowned poetess Kishwar Naheed recited her poem titled ‘Swat ki Bachi’.
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
Govt committed to resolve Swat, FATA crisis, says Sherry
* Panelists discuss plight of women in Swat, Tribal Areas
* Two documentaries on prevailing socio-political situation and its impact on women screened
By Mahtab Bashir
ISLAMABAD: The government is committed to resolve the present crisis in Swat and FATA but the government alone could not settle this issue using force and every segment of the society would have to play its role, said Federal Minister Sherry Rehman on Thursday.
She was speaking at a programme as the chief guest at Nomad Art Gallery in connection with the National Women’s Day.
“Force is never an answer to the extremists but we have to secure the area to fight for our geographical boundaries,” said Rehman, adding, Pakistan is hijacked by some pressure groups but the government is putting its all-out efforts to maintain its writ in the war-zone areas.
Women’s Action Forum (WAF), Islamabad Chapter organised different programmes including screening of documentaries on Swat and Tribal Areas, poetry rendition and a panel discussion at Nomad Gallery in connection with National Women’s Day, observed every year to mark the police brutality against women in Lahore on February 12, 1983.
Documentaries: Two documentaries, each of 20 minutes duration, titled ‘Pakistan-The War Within- Fighting Extremist Militants’ and ‘Voices Unheard-Behind the Politics of Conflict’ on the prevailing socio-political situation and its impact on women were shown on this occasion.
A banner with peace slogans and protection of girls’ education in Tribal Areas was launched on the occasion.
Panel discussion: A panel discussion was also arranged on security issues in Pakistan with special focus on women. The panelist included Dr Rubina Sehgal, women rights activist and Talat Hussain, a leading TV anchor.
The participants discussed the plight of women of Swat and Tribal Areas who are victims of violence in recent wave of terror.
Hussain said as the world had become a global village, the network of those militants expanded in the country in an organised form to create mayhem. He said local policemen should be deputed there instead of army to avoid collateral damages.
He criticised the present government for its failure in establishing its writ in Swat and FATA. He said the government had used carrot and stick policy but so far nothing had worked. “Force is not the solution to solve this crisis, but the good-governance, better administration, particularly police reforms, are need of the hour to resolve this issue,” said Talat, adding, so far the government had done nothing seriously about this matter.
Dr Saigol said the root cause of Swat and Tribal Area chaos was linked to fundamentalism. She said the nation could flourish unless Pakistan became a secular state as wished by its founder Quaid-e-Azam.
In the end, renowned poetess Kishwar Naheed recited her poem titled ‘Swat ki Bachi’.
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
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