Year: 2023

(February 14, 2023) Secretary WPC Dr. Shahida Rehmani chaired a meeting with representatives of Omar Asghar Khan Foundation at WPC Secretariat. Collaboration on Gender Responsive Budgeting, training of Women Parliamentarians, and area of mutual collaboration in future came under discussion during the meeting. In her remarks, the chair stressed the significance of gender related issues…

(February 13, 2023) The Women’s Parliamentary Caucus hosted the National Convention of Women Parliamentarians on February 13th, 2023 at Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) in Islamabad. The theme of the convention was “Empowering Women in Leadership” and focused on the participation and inclusion of women in the political process. The event included Keynote Speaker…

(February 9, 2023) Secretary Women Parliamentary Caucus (WPC) Dr. Shahida Rehmani, Convener Pak-Uzbek PFG, along with Women Parliamentarians participated in the virtual meeting between Parliamentary Friendship Group (PFG) of Pakistan and Uzbekistan. Both sides agreed to prioritize the strengthening of bilateral institutional collaboration. This includes increasing the frequency of delegations exchanged between them, fostering higher…

(February 9, 2023) Secretary Women Parliamentary Caucus (WPC), Dr. Shahida Rehmani chaired the General Assembly meeting of WPC at Caucus Secretariat. Women Parliamentarians/ members WPC were briefed about the performance and achievements of Caucus by the WPC team. Dr. Rehmani encouraged WPC Members to proactively highlight women centric issues on various platforms. In this regard,…

(February 9, 2023) Secretary Women Parliamentary Caucus (WPC), Dr. Shahida Rehmani and Senator Sana Jamali held a meeting with Chairman Senate of Pakistan Honorable Mr. Sadiq Sanjrani to dwell upon women specific issues prevalent in the country, and the role of caucus in women empowerment. Dr. Rehmani shed light on the challenges women face in…

(February 9, 2023) Secretary Women Parliamentary Caucus (WPC) Dr. Shahida Rehmani along with Women Parliamentarians had a meeting with Turkish Ambassador His Excellency, Mr. Mehmet Paçacì at Turkish embassy in Pakistan. Dr. Rehmani, during the meeting, conveyed heartfelt sympathies for the victims of earthquake in Türkiye. She signed a visitor’s book where she express her…

(February 1, 2023) Representatives of Potohar Organization for Development Advocacy (PODA) visited Women’s Parliamentary Caucus (WPC) Secretariat. Secretary WPC, Dr. Shahida Rehmani held a meeting with PODA representatives to discuss avenues of meaningful collaboration in order to empower rural women at grassroot level. As PODA works for the promotion of human rights and economic empowerment…

19th January 2023, Islamabad – Women’s Parliamentary Caucus has launched the summary paper on “Gender Budgeting in Pakistan”. The purpose of summary paper for Women’s Parliamentary Caucus is to put forward key strategies and methodologies for implementation of Gender Budgeting in Pakistan. This paper will serve as a source of inspiration and guidance for further…

18 January 2023 – Pearl-Continental Hotel, Bhurban – Women’s Parliamentary Caucus (WPC), in collaboration with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) Pakistan, organized one-day workshop on gender budgeting in Pakistan. the workshop was led by WPC Secretary Dr. Shahida Rehmani and German Experts Dr. Elisabeth Klatzer and Marion Boker. The objective of this workshop was to improve…