PPP women wing formed in Kohistan

PPP women wing formed in Kohistan

ABBOTTABAD: The women wing of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has finally made it to Kohistan district where women were usually barred from casting vote in elections.

PPP MPA Naeema Nisar in capacity of divisional president of the PPP women wing for Hazara announced formation of the unit in Kohistan here Sunday.

The provincial women wing of PPP under Asma Alamgir had become active in the Hazara by first choosing a team for reorganising the party all over the province and nominating Naeema Nisar to head the Hazara chapter. Naeema credited the PPP Kohistan leaders including Zar Buland Khan, Turat Malik, Mansoor Khan, Jamil Khan, Fazal Wadood, Lal Mian and Janan for organising the women wing in the district.

The new office-bearers nominated for Kohistan included Shash Begum as president, Johigra Bibi senior vice-president, Malkia Bibi and Zeba Bibi vice-presidents, Ajab Bibi general secretary, Sedad Bibi deputy general secretary, Gul Bahar Bibi information secretary, Mehar Nigari office secretary, Begum Jan finance secretary and Shamo Bibi as secretary coordination.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=23626&Cat=7&dt=1/2/2011

Rs900m for technical education in KP budget

Rs900m for technical education in KP budget

ABBOTTABAD June 7: An amount of Rs900 million will be earmarked in the budget for promoting technical education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to help produce valuable workforce.

This was stated by Syed Ahmed Hassan Shah, Minister for Industries and Commerce, while addressing as chief guest a certificate distribution ceremony in Women Readymade Garments and Gaba Handicrafts Training Centre here on Tuesday.

MPA Ms Naeema Nisar, Akhtar Hussain Shah, Managing Director of Small Industries Development Board (SIDB), Peshawar and supervisor of the centre also spoke on the occasion.

Sheikh Nisar Ahmad, president, People’s Labour Bureau, Abbottabad, Haji Iftikhar, president of Small Industrialists Association, Abbottabad and large number of instructors and students of the centre attended the function.

Syed Ahmed Hassan said the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government had planned to create massive opportunities for self-employment for the youth particularly females.

The provincial government will also set up commerce colleges for women in each district and establish new industrial estates in Abbottabad, Mansehra, Hattar and Ghazi, generating huge economic and employment opportunities, the minister said.

He said the self-employment schemes were the most effective and sustainable source to overcome poverty and unemployment and also strengthen economic condition of the province.

Mr Ahmed Hassan said interest-free loans being given under Bacha Khan Akhpel Rozgar Scheme and Banazir Income Support Programme were launched to achieve the same purpose.

He said the government would initiate more programmes during the next financial year to enable unemployed male and female youth to earn livelihood in a dignified manner.

Describing industrial development as great source of economic growth, Syed Ahmad Hassan said he had changed the entire structure of the SIDB to achieve actual objectives.

The minister announced provision of five sewing machines and a computerised designing unit for the centre and declared the centre as raw material purchase point for all the centres of Hazara Division.

http://www.dawn.com/2011/06/08/rs900m-for-technical-education-in-kp-budget.html

Resolution of Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa (KPK) Assembly

Resolution of Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa (KPK) Assembly

The Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa (KPK) Assembly unanimously adopted the resolution supporting United Nation’s Human Rights Council’s Resolution on Preventable Maternal Mortality and Morbidity and Human Rights on October 6, 2011. Ms. Shazia Tehmas Khan, Chairperson Standing Committee on Population Welfare along with Ms. Sanjeeda Yousaf, Ms. Naeema Nisar and Ms. Mehar Sultana jointly presented the resolution in the Assembly’s session.

The passing of the resolution in KPK Assembley is a great achievement for the Rutgers WPF Pakistan team, a result of continuous and sustained efforts to advocate the United Nation’s Human Rights Council’s Preventable Maternal Mortality and Morbidity and Human Rights resolution at the Provincial level. After the successful adaption by the Baluchistan and Sindh Assemblies, advocacy efforts had been undertaken with the Members of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa Assembly. Rutgers WPF Pakistan held a number of meetings with Members of Provincial Assembly and briefed the KPK Standing Committee on Population Welfare on the preventable maternal mortality resolution.

http://www.wpfpak.org/html/enewsletter_oct2011.html

International White Cane Day: Walk held to support visually impaired people

International White Cane Day: Walk held to support visually impaired people

ABBOTABAD: The residents of Abbottabad held a walk to mark the International White Cane Safety Day on Saturday. The walk started from Rehmat Memorial Hospital at Supply Bazaar and ended at School of Blind Children Abbottabad.

The participants carried placards and banners expressing solidarity with the visually impaired people.

At the end of the walk, speakers highlighted the achievements of prominent visually impaired people and said they can play a positive role in the development of the society.

They stressed on the need to providing special education and livelihood programmes to the visually impaired on the pattern of the developed world to benefit from their talent.

The speakers also urged visually impaired people to take part in all kinds of activities instead of isolating themselves from the society, adding that their impairment could be defeated with if they showed courage.

Tehrik-e-Suba Hazara leaders Sardar Haidar Zaman Baba and Dr Azhar Jadoon, MPA Naeema Nisar, Asmat Khatak and other local political leaders also attended the walk.

White Cane Safety Day is observed across the world on October 15 every year since 1964 to mark the highlight the achievements and importance of visually impaired people in the world.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 16^th, 2011.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/274999/international-white-cane-day-walk-held-to-support-visually-impaired-people/

Water;s shortage will be no more in city: Naeema Nisar

Water;s shortage will be no more in city: Naeema Nisar

شہر میں پانی کی مزید قلت نہیں رہے گی ، نعیمہ نثار

ABBOTTABAD, July 21: Work on six water supply schemes at a cost of Rs4.41 million has been completed in the city. As a result daily 1.2 million gallons of water is being released to the citizens by the tehsil municipal administration.This was stated by Naeema Nisar Ahmed, PPP MPA, while addressing a press conference here on Thursday.Ms Naeema Nisar said water supply schemes were completed at Nawan Sher, Naran, Dhobi Ghat, Stoney Jeheel and PMA Kakul. She added a new tube-well was being installed at PMA Kakul, two tube-wells were repaired with Rs1 million at Naran, damaged water supply line was repaired at Dhobi Ghat and two new tube-wells were constructed at Naran. —

Correspondent

http://www.dawn.com/2011/07/22/news-in-brief-22-07-2011-p.html

PPP always fights for democracy: Naeema Nisar

PPP always fights for democracy: Naeema Nisar

ABBOTTABAD : Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was the only party which had always fought for democracy with the core objectives of safeguarding the federation and resolving the problems of masses, said Naeema Nisar PPP's Member Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly while talking on Friday. She said the PPP's history was full of such examples which showed that whenever the party came into power it adopted a federal agenda to ensure good governance in the country. Naeema Nisar said under the leadership of President Asif Ali Zardari, the party, for the first, had formed coalition governments in center as well as provinces to have a unified form of governance. She further said Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan, 7th NFC and Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self-Governance Ordinance and the government's successful policies on terrorism and militancy were some of the major achievements of the government so far. "Instead of acknowledging these achievements, PML (N) has started a vicious campaign against the government and state institutions including Army and intelligence agencies," she added. She went on to say that President Zardari was the symbol of federation who had always followed the policy of reconciliation. The country was playing the role of a front-line state in the war against terrorism and the day was not far when the PPP-led government would root out this menace once and for all, she concluded.

Abbottabad - PPP's MPA Naeema Nisar alongwith Sheikh Nisar inspecting water supply scheme in Kehal on 03-06-2011

Abbottabad - PPP's MPA Naeema Nisar alongwith Sheikh Nisar inspecting water supply scheme in Kehal on 03-06-2011