A Tribute To The Women Of Pakistan
Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend... when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present - love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure - the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience heaven on earth.
-- Sarah Ban Breathnach
The reason I quoted these beautiful lines in the start is that our county has been experiencing a very crucial time. Even if a single pin drops it will make a huge issue in the international media. Our enemies are sitting alert just to watch a single move of ours which can be used against us. Thus in these conditions we should try highlighting the positive side of our country.
One of the positive factors and a source of hope for our country are our women. Women in
Now most females find their way to schools, colleges, universities or scholarships abroad. Other than the medicine, which was once considered to be the only profession which women joined, they are now into even the most technical spheres like engineering, architecture, communications and IT. They are actively involved in the government, politics, and society at all levels. Today, women in
This article is for giving a tribute to all the women of
-Milat, Khatun-e-Pakistan , the lady of Pakistan etc all these titles fell short to uncover the role of Fatima Ali Jinnah and her contribution in making and developing Pakistan. She is most loved for being a supporter of her brother but there is much more to Fatima Jinnah. At the time when taking up a profession was considered inappropriate for girls from Muslim families, Fatima Jinnah opened her own dental practice in
ways been witnessed that whenever someone tries to change the norms of the society and goes against the mindset of the people than that person always faces many difficulties, criticism and suppression. Begum Ra’na Liaquat Ali khan firmly believed that for a society to do justice to itself it was pertinent that women played their due role in reforming society alongside the men. She applied this first on herself as she helped and supported her husband in the struggle for independence. After this she encouraged women at different occasions to come forward and do their share of work. She was an active member in forming the All India Muslim Women Students Federation. After independence when refugees were coming in they were suffering through various diseases. Thus she called upon women to come forward and collect food and medical supplies from government offices and provide first aid to these migrants. The women came forward despite the resistance they faced from certain sections of society that did not want women to come out from their ‘four walls’. She was a crusader for women’s rights. Later on she also formed The All Pakistan Women's Association, or APWA which is a non-profit and non-political organization whose fundamental aim is to strive for of the moral, social and economic welfare of the women of
There is no need to give any introductions to this one lady who was considered as a hope and a symbol of the possibilities open to women in
It is just impossible to forget one name when discussing the prominent and substantial women of
Talking about music how can we forget the queen of pop singing and Sweetheart of
If you go forty years back and consider a woman then the only acceptable career for her was thought to be either teaching or becoming a doctor. At that point of time for a woman to become an architect was simply impossible. Yasmeen Liyari at that time showed the courage and determination and became the first woman architect of
It is very rightly said that sixty percent of a person’s personality is what he inherits. Thus the daughter of Faiz Ahmed Faiz one of the most renowned poets of
“All good things come in small packages”. This statement will stand true for Asma Jahangir. She was awarded as the top Asian heroes in the Times Magazine. Jahangir and her colleagues at the Lahore-based Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, an independent body of lawyers and activists, defend Christians and Muslims sentenced to death by stoning under harsh and capricious blasphemy laws. She shelters women whose families want to murder them—only because they deserted cruel husbands. She investigates the fate of prisoners who vanish in police custody and battles for their release through the courts and in the press. One of her biggest achievements is when she overturned a death sentence against a blind woman who was gang-raped and then charged with adultery. Since then, she and I.A. Rehman, director of the Human Rights Commission, have defended thousands of hopeless cases. Today, in addition to her work for the Human Rights Commission she also serves as a United Nations Special program on extrajudicial killings, a job that has taken her to
Then comes Dr Shamshad Akhtar who was the first female governor of State Bank of
In
People who believe that a person can only become successful and help the society if he has a very high education are proved wrong by Bilquis Edhi. Bilquis Edhi is a humanitarian and a social worker. Despite of her very low education level (8th standard). She has been assisting her husband in Edhi Foundation since the early 60's. When Edhi sahib was asked about her assistance he said, “When I married her we did not become one plus one equals to two (1 + 1 = 2), instead we became one plus one equals to eleven (1 + 1 = 11).” (Translated from Urdu). To Bilquis Edhi, the most cherishing moments for the services she has rendered would no doubt be the ones that have gone unnoticed. One of them as explained by Edhis Sahab’s secretary is:
“Once there was a function in Liaquat National Library and Bilquis was invited. She asked me to accompany her to this function. Shortly after the function got started, a 10-11 year old girl went on stage and started singing. Bilquis remarked how pretty the girl was. A short while later a lady approached her and told her that she had adopted this girl from her at the Edhi Centre eleven years ago.”
After being given charge of the nursing section, other women specific departments such as the maternity home section and child adoption also became her responsibilities. Since then a number of destitute women have been given shelter, raised and trained by the Edhi Foundation under the supervision and guidance of Bilquis Edhi. Widows and girls in distress who come to the hospital are trained in midwifery. It is a 12-month course during which they are paid rupees 1000 to 1500 [per month]. Later she refers them to good institutions as she frequently receives requests for hardworking girls. There they earn at least Rs 3000 [per month as starting salary]. Our new generation has also started following the footsteps of the earlier generations. They also have the same determination to leave everlasting imprints on the minds of the people all around the world.
ni housewives all over the world are asked how they start off their day, than almost 80% of them will say they start it by watching NKS (Nadia Khan Show). Nadia Khan has been one of the most sought after anchors in
Hadiqa Qiyani is one of our leading singers and has been awarded one of the highest awards of
Hina Rabbani Khar is a Pakistani Politician.She is a graduate of “University of
With so many years passed away a number of things have changed in our society. People have started becoming more cultured and educated. Our mindsets have changed, our norms our thinking has become much more modernized. But there are some things which can not be changed so easily. And one of them is the man dominance in our society. This dominance is not misused everywhere. There are a number of males who just went out of the way to help and support their wives, sisters, mothers and females in general. But then again there are black sheep in every society. We certainly do have some in our society as well who try to hurt the image of
Eventually things in our country are and will have to get better. However, the way they will improve is not going to be because of the government or the elite leadership, or the political leadership, or the institutions of our country, most of which have actually crumbled. It will be the people of the country themselves who will bring about the change in society because they have had to struggle for themselves at every level. And thus our women have also realized this fact. That is the reason they have started exploring all the corners of the society regardless of what people think about it. This one last quote will just be enough to explain what we the women of 21st century believe:
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
-Mark Twain
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