ISLAMABAD: The British High Commission has highlighted “Importance of Girls’ Education” as part of International Women’s Day activity.
The importance of girls’ education was celebrated on Friday at an event held at the Lahore College for Women University by the British High Commission and the Chevening Alumni Association of Pakistan.
This event launched a week-long series of activities in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi for the upcoming International Women’s Day by the British High Commission. The event was held in partnership with the Lahore College Gender Department.
The keynote speakers at the panel discussion included former MNA Yasmeen Rehman; Vice Chancellor Government College Lahore Prof. Dr. Hassan Amir Shah, former MNA Shahnaz Wazir Khan, Lead Ilm Ideas Helen Kamal, and lawyer Huma Ijaz. The chief guest at the event was the FCO Special Envoy for Gender Equality Joanna Roper.