Campaign planned to highlight women's issues.

HYDERABAD -- In an atteAmpt to spread awareness about women rights in Sindh, the provincial women development departAment in collaboration with non-governmental organisaAtions (NGOs) has planned a 16-day campaign from Nov 25 to Dec 10.

Addressing a press conference held at the local press club on Friday, Sindh MinisAter for Women Development Shehla Raza said society could not be uplifted without women's development; medAia should come forward and play its vital role in ensuring women's rights.

The drive was aimed at creating and spreading awareAness among communities about women's rights related to inheritance, family court matters, underage or child marriages, harassment, domestic violence, breast cancer, honour killings etc.

Some memorandums of understanding (MoUs) were also inked, she said, adding that various programmes, workshops and seminars would be organised to promote and protect women's rights among the masses.

She said media and people should participate in it and make the drive successful.

She said her ministry was working with the UN and civil society organisations for women development in all divisions of Sindh.

In the developed countries, government departments also worked with NGOs and Sindh women devAelopment department was also working with NGOs.

She said the women suffering from breast cancer would be given free-of-cost medical treatment. She asked for bringing about a change in the entire society as poverty bred all evils, including early and child marriages.

Condemning blasts in Karachi and Orakzai, she said...