By: FT Correspondent :
ISLAMABAD — Secretary Women’s Parliamentary Caucus (WPC) of the National Assembly Dr Shahida Rehmani has congratulated the Speaker of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly on the constitution of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly Women’s Parliamentary Caucus.
Dr Shahida Rehmani welcomed the notification issued by the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly on August 11, describing the establishment of the caucus as an important step towards strengthening women’s parliamentary participation and providing a collective platform for women legislators.
She appreciated the Speaker’s leadership in bringing women parliamentarians from different political parties together and said the National Assembly Women’s Parliamentary Caucus was committed to extending full support and cooperation to its counterpart in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Dr Rehmani emphasized the importance of knowledge-sharing, capacity-building and technical support to enhance the effective participation of women legislators in parliamentary and legislative processes.
She expressed hope that the Gilgit-Baltistan Women’s Parliamentary Caucus would play an effective role in promoting women’s rights, gender-responsive legislation and issues concerning women and girls.
She also expressed the desire to strengthen cooperation between the two caucuses through joint consultations, learning initiatives and continued parliamentary engagement.
The Gilgit-Baltistan Women’s Parliamentary Caucus comprises Sadia Danish, Sobia Jabeen, Dilshad Bano, Sajida Bedum, Kulsoom Jahangir and Jenifer Bahadur.
