Empowering women gov't top priority: Zartaj Gul.

Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul on Saturday said the Pakistan Tehrrek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has top priority of women empowerment in the country. Being a Muslim we need to follow the teachings of islam and can take guidance from Holy Quran regarding the rights of women, she said while talking in a Radio program. She said we must respect women in the role of wife, daughter, mother and sister. In our society women are being provided equal opportunities as we have women in parliament and even in every field of life. Zartaj urged that Aurat March can affect the image of the country.

The constitutional rights for women needed to be promoted. Women should also be provided awareness about their basic rights. She said there is no country in the...