Masood Khan calls for working together for inclusive world.

ISLAMABAD -- 'Women's voices must influence decision-making especially for eradication of poverty, protection of women's rights, including their right to education, and addressing inequality in digital access,' said Masood Khan, Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States. On the occasion of International Women's Day, Ambassador Masood Khan, in his video message, emphasized upon the need for working together for an inclusive world, says a press release received here on Thursday from Washington DC.

He said Pakistan's founding father, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, decades ago had said that no nation could rise to the height of glory unless women stood side by side with men. 'Our own religion, Islam, enjoins equality and equity for women. If we fully implement the tenets of our faith, all forms of discrimination against women would be eliminated. Gender equity should be in our national DNA,' the Ambassador said.

'Now embracing equity for women has become a universal norm,' he said. Masood Khan said that Pakistani women have demonstrated their leadership in different spheres of life. 'Madar-e-Millat Fatima Jinnah is the revered, iconic figure for mobilizing women in our independence movement...