Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday unveiled the Prime Minister’s Initiative for Women Empowerment. The prime minister further highlighted that as chief minister of Punjab, he embarked upon different initiatives for women empowerment. Women empowerment, he further said, meant provision of equal opportunities to the women to participate fully in the national, economic and political affairs of the country. PM’s Special Assistant on Youth Affairs Shaza Fatima Khawaja said that the initiative was launched under the PM’s vision aimed at women empowerment. The funds will be used for various projects aimed at promoting gender equality and women empowerment with a total cost of Rs 10,410 million.
