Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central Vice President and former Vice President FPCCI, Fehmida Kausar Jamali congratulated Shirley Jayawardena, the first woman on assuming the charge as President of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka In a press release, she said after FICCI now FCCISL made a history that a woman would lead the Federation in their country.

Talking to the delegation of Attock Women Chamber of Commerce, Fehmida Jamali said PTI is different from other political parties and believes in the role of women in the development of the country through political participation. Prime Minister Imran Khan wants to bring women on main seats through local government elections and their abilities will be utilized to improve cities and districts.

According to Quaid-e-Azam, we cannot make progress until and unless we bring the women in the mainstream of national development," she said and for Pakistan's prosperity we need to enable full potential of women. Advancing women equality and gender representation in workforce is bound to deliver tremendous dividends for Pakistan, besides being a social and moral imperative.

Similarly the entrepreneurship capabilities of women must be given priority and assistance to reach the global platform with more women to enter in the business world and Government has made necessary steps. "We will pay special emphasis to the development of women in our agenda to encourage women to harness their full potential in terms of entrepreneur engagement to fuel the country's growth. To this end, we will encourage women to take on digital marketing with the aim of being future ready and e-commerce will be made popular among them with necessary input," she said.-PR

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