A discussion organized by the National Commission for Women’s Seats was organized in Quetta to align women with the modern demands of the times.
Women constitute more than half of the country’s population and it is the need of the hour to involve them in this era of digitalization to participate in the development process.
Balochistan lacks modern facilities compared to other parts of the country.
Balochistan’s civil society and experts in their fields say that to meet the demands of the digital age, everyone including the legislative body has to work together.
On the occasion of the debate, former Federal Minister and Chairperson National Commission for Women Nilofar Bakhtiar said that with regard to digitalization, it is necessary to see the progress of women in IT, in which sectors of Pakistan the role of women is limited. should be brought forward and things should be improved. He said that it is also very important for the development process to see which are the institutions where women have not been included in the development process according to the requirements of the modern era.
During the discussion, the social leaders demanded to bring women forward in every field and said that there are few opportunities for digital education for both girls and boys in Balochistan, opportunities should be created at school, college and university level to meet this shortage. . From which the architects of the future will be able to benefit and the country will achieve rapid development.
On the occasion of the debate, transgender Komal Khan also criticized the social attitude. He said that some people are bent on distorting the face of our gender, portraying us as bad so that people hate us instead of seeing our good deeds.
Yasmin Mughal, representative of Aurat Foundation, said that there are many problems in Balochistan, eight districts do not have internet facilities, which can reduce online learning.
By giving equal representation to women in every sector, the achievement of economic goals can be made easier so that the backwardness of Balochistan can end. In order to ensure the process of digitization, it is essential to make internet like other basic facilities available.