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| | [Ngo-list] KARACHI: 40,000 women councillors being trained in politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | KARACHI: 40,000 women councillors being trained in politics Dawn, 4/22/2003 http://www.dawn.com/2003/04/22/local10.htm KARACHI, April 21: The provincial Minister for Population Welfare and Women Development, Dr Saeeda Malik, has said that under a phased programme, some 40,000 women councillors would be imparted training in order to create awareness about women's rights, responsibilities and their role in politics. |
 | | Referring to the women education in the society, she opined that a an educated woman with better perception of the realities of life was a big asset for the society and the family. |
 | | With the financial assistance, extended by the UNDP and NORAD, the project would be completed in two years while a group of researchers would work as a 'monitoring team' to regulate its pace and progress, he said. |
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