Women Empowerment and Achievements

The latest episode of Jwandai Jazbey (Alive Spirit) focused on women empowerment in this modern era.

Khushnood Zakir Ullah, a Peshawar based lawyer and social activist, was the studio guest of the show. She stated that women empowerment in the urban areas has been improving and education plays an indispensable role in it. Education is the key tool through which women can reach a respectable position and can work for women empowerment.

She further added that women, particularly in the rural areas of Pakistan, are oppressed and considered inferior. They are not aware of their rights, and domestic violence is a major issue. She added that there are discrepanices in laws related to women and their implementation by the government.

A CRSS correspondent report was played during the show about the nomination of a 14-year-old girl named Hira Akbar for the International Children’s Peace Prize by the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Two listeners took part in the program through live calls and urged the listeners to give rights to women.

About Sabawoon

Sabawoon airs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) since 2011. It began as a counter-radicalization, strategic communications programme, designed to highlight and promote the fundamental governance values such as democracy, rule of law, women’s rights, and equal citizenry, social cohesion.

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.