Emerging Young Women Leaders Congress Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies, (IPD) Islamabad has hosted a two day Congress under its banner initiative Centre for Women Peace and Leadership titled "Afghanistan and PakistanEmerging Young Women Leaders Congress", a Cross Border/ Regional Level Initiative in partnership with Afghan Girls Debating Program- an initiative of Institute of Business Studies Afghanistan and Women Regional Network with the kind support from N-Peace Network in Islamabad from January 1415, 2019.

Ms. Andleeb Abbass, Parliamentary Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pakistan, graced the Congress as Chief Guest. Speaking on the occasion Ms. Andleeb said that women are the natural leaders and they have the key towards the peace and development of nations. It is right time that young women from both Afghanistan and Pakistan to realize their true potential and unleash their abilities to work for the development of the communities.

She emphasized the need to enhance and build the women-to-women contacts for peacebuilding and joint working together for the betterment of our communities. While speaking on the occasion, Ms. Shad Begum, Executive Director of Association for Behavior and Knowledge Transformation, shared her story of struggle as a leader of her community emphasizing that women must be the leader of their own destiny.

Ms. Shad said that you cannot push someone to do something daring unless you lead. Ms. Romina Khurshid Alam, MNA and Treasurer of Women Caucuses in Parliament, while...