Women’s boxing and fitness.
The latest episode of Jwandai Jazbey (alive spirits) focused on the Physical Fitness of females and female players.
Strength and stamina of females working in different fields, importance of female physical fitness was discussed. In many instances, females are deprived of their basic rights. Although, women are accepted in many fields such as being pilots, engineers and in the army but women in sports have not been accepted as yet. Women in KP are not allowed to participate in boxing matches due to cultural constraints. Female health is of prime importance to ensure that they have the strength to look after their families and children and manage their daily routine also. Moreover, the program highlighted the role of parents and government that they must encourage female sports.
Ms. Shehnaz Kamal, Boxing coach, Peshawar, took part as the studio guest in the show.
Ms. Kamal said: “I request females to first take care of their health. They will only be able to take care of their families if they themselves are healthy enough. Apart from this, parents are requested to support their children. If we increase the sports, hospitals and police stations will decrease automatically in direct proportion.”
A radio report was made part of the program. The report highlighted the views of females about the inauguration of female gym at Qayum Sports Complex.
Two listeners took part in the program live. The listeners requested the parents to allow their daughters to participate in sports.
About Sabawoon
Sabawoon airs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). It is designed to highlight the local issues and promote the fundamental governance values, such as democracy, rule of law, women’s rights, and equal citizenry. The show airs Monday through Thursday every week under four themes on FM-101.5 Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan 711 KHZ from 3:20 PM to 4:00 PM. On Monday, Jarga Maraka covers current affairs and important regional issues with an input from government and other senior officials. On Tuesday, Da Simay Jaaj gives an overview of the top stories from KP and FATA regions. Jwandai Jazbey airs on Wednesday and deals with issues of relevance to, and significance for, youth, students and women. Socio-cultural affairs are discussed in Ranra on Thursday. And last but not the least, a road show name Taroon highlights the social issues of the society and providing civic education to the listeners.