JI Karachi chief announces Bano Qabil programme's entry test for girls.

KARACHI -- Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has announced that the entry test for the IT skill-based training programme, Bano Qabil, for girls will be held on December 4.

Naeemur Rehman made the announcement while addressing a working women convention held by the National Labor Federation at the JI Karachi headquarters Idara Noor-e-Haq today.

A large number of women working in factories and offices participated in the convention. JI leaders Osama Razi, NLF Karachi President Khalid Khan, Naseem Rana and others also addressed the convention.

Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has said that working women need much more than seminars and mere statements and vowed that the JI mayor if elected, will address the issues of four million working women in the city.

The JI leader expressed these views while addressing a working women convention held by the National Labor Federation at Idara Noor-e-Haq, the JI Karachi headquarters, here on Sunday.

Speaking on the occasion, he said that with a four million workforce, women in Karachi already contribute significantly to the country's economy. He added that working women were facing immense problems, including low wages and transportation issues.

He highlighted the lack of political will among the ruling regime to mitigate the problem of these women. He raised the point that holding seminars and just propagating a narrative doesn't work as these women need solid measures from the government.

He reiterated his vow that the JI mayor if elected in Karachi, will address the issues of the working women and work for a dedicated transportation system for the working women in the mega city.

He said that unfortunately the ruling parties that talk loudly about women's rights, themselves have been usurping the rights of...

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