LAHORE:A delegation of the British High Commission, British Council and UNICEF led by Clara Strandhoj, head of the British High Commission Lahore, visited the Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Maal office here on Monday.
The delegation held a meeting with Punjab Minister for Social Welfare Sohail Shaukat Butt and explored potential collaboration in several social welfare projects. The meeting was attended by Secretary of Social Welfare Iqbal Hussain, Director General of Social Welfare Aamna Munir, Ali Naqvi from FCDO, Deputy Head of the British High Commission Saeed Ul Hassan, Tanya Durani from UNFPA, Yasmin Zaidi and Arshad Mahmood from Aawaz II, and Zahida Manzoor and Azlan Butt from UNICEF.
During the session, the secretary of social welfare provided an orientation on potential collaboration in several social welfare projects with partners.Social Welfare Minister Sohail Shaukat Butt expressed gratitude to Clara Strandhoj and the delegation, emphasizing the importance of uplifting underprivileged classes through mutual cooperation with the British High Commission and other stakeholders.He stressed the need for strict implementation of legislation concerning gender-based violence, assistance to victims, and prevention of child marriage.
Punjab Youth Affairs Minister Faisal Ayub Khokhar gestures during a meeting on March 11, 2024. — Facebook/Faisal...
This representational image shows a bull. — Unsplash/FilePakistan possesses a large livestock population, which...
Principal PGMI Prof Al-Fareed Zafar can be seen in this screengrab.—Facebook/Eves FMU/FileLAHORE : The children are...
This representational image shows officials of the Young Doctors Association of Punjab speaks during a press...
Amna Naqvi, Co-Owner of Islamabad United speaks during an event. — X/@AmnaTNaqvi/FileLAHORE : Islamabad United, the...
Chairman of Prime Minister’s Youth Programme Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan addresses a press conference at Aiwan-e-Iqbal...