PESHAWAR, March 8: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Tuesday that a leader’s task should be to unite the nation however those who go ahead while spreading hatred cannot be termed as leaders.
While addressing a ceremony relevant to International Women’s Day in Benazir Women University Peshawar, Imran Khan remarked that elderly people in the west have an immense dire status whereas the strength of our society is our family system therefore; it should be protected at every cost.
He questioned that why only PTI is focusing on women education and not the other political parties.
“PTI is committed to empowering women & providing them a secure enabling environment as they are the building blocks of future generations,” he added.
While talking about the political scenario, Khan was of the view that politics in the country is being done on the basis of religion and linguistics however the aim should be to draw the people together instead of dividing them.
In reference to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the PTI chief pronounced that the province will be exemplary for everyone as the police have become one of its own kinds while the government is also striving to implement rule of law and make the departments non-political.
Imran Khan stated that his mother was a political personality and a politician is one who possesses intellect and consciousness.
“My mother was my greatest inspiration and gave me the strength to be steadfast in my goals,” he said.
Imran said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government would protect women rights granted in Islam. Khan said that women play a powerful role in nation building; we have to provide them with an enabling environment.
Apart from Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak, a large numbers of women, students and MPAs attended the function.
Imran Khan said that 70 percent of schools in KP, where his party is in ruling, will be build for girls. “If one college is constructed for Boys, 2 will be constructed for Girls in KP”, added PTI chief. He also criticized the western civilization and claimed that “Our family system is far better the western family system, he said. “In the west there are laws to protect women who are divorced; over here women are just often thrown out”, said Khan adding in the West, the state gives benefits to its women in need, it has policies to empower women. They need original thought, critical analysis on how they need to empower women, what reforms they need to bring, said he. Khan also told that Founder of Pakistan Mohammad Ali Jinnah also want to give powers to women but not according to Western system. “We just needs to save our traditions, norms and values to bring nation on track. Women protection bill will be presented to provincial assembly very soon”, concluded Khan. Khan said that the power to speak truth comes from Allah however; the mothers should develop this habit in their children to make them strong and successful. The PTI Chief said that family structures in the West were broken. “We must not copy the west, but stick to our own values.” He added that traditional family structures were stronger than those followed in the West.
He quoted the Quaid-e-Azam and said, “”No nation can rise to the height of glory unless your women are side by side with you.” He said that his mother was his greatest inspiration. He vowed to empower women and protect their rights. He expressed the need to pass women friendly laws. “In Pakistan a woman who gets a divorce has no where to go. They are just thrown out.”-Sabah
