US Consul General Yuiry Fedkiw called on the Punjab Minister for Women Development Department Hameeda Waheed-ud-Din, here Wednesday and discussed matters of mutual interest. US diplomat on the occasion condemned the bomb blast incident outside the Punjab Assembly and expressed deep sympathies with the effected families.
He lauded the measures taken by the Punjab government for the empowerment of women and development of other sectors. He appreciated the legislation in Punjab Assembly regarding protection of women. He said that under the USAID programme scholarships are being provided to academically talented but economically disadvantaged women through merit and need based scholarship programme. He informed the minister about USAID support programme for women in the field of energy, engineering and gender equality.
Hameeda Waheed-ud-Din briefed the US Consul General about the steps taken for the betterment and empowerment of women in detail. She said, "The more the women will be empowered, the more the country will progress". She said that government has taken number of revolutionary measures to bring women into the mainstream. She said that a programme of skill development has been implemented to provide occupational skills to the women in the province.
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