Pakistan Women Festival 2017 pays tribute to women on Independence Day

Thethird and final day of the three-day festival, paying tribute to the women of Pakistan, culminated here, today at the Global Marquees. The day started with a

Woman Empowerment Seminar, culminating in Pakistan Women Festival Awards and was followed

by a Health Seminar. Concurrently, an art exhibition took place all day. Free Yoga classes and a cooking show was also organized. The evening ended with a scintillating concert featuring an international performance by Stereo Nation.

The objective of Pakistan Women Festival 2017 is to honour women, recognize their contributions to society and discuss their issues, whether empowerment-related or health.

The final day opened with a women empowerment seminar organised by STARLINKS PR and hosted by Shanaz Ramzi, featuring Khushbakht Shujat,who took the stage and gave a motivating speech on ‘Women tackling challenges in Education in Pakistan’. After the speech, a panel discussion took place on the same topic i.e.: ‘Women tackling challenges in Education in Pakistan’. The panellists included: Nargis Alvi, Shaha Tariq, AmeenaSaiyed and Ambreena Ahmed, whereas the moderation was done by Sahibzadi Mahin Khan.The seminar ended with an award ceremony in which five inspiring women were recognized for their efforts in promoting UNSDGs.

The award winners were:

Dr QuratulainBakhtearifor Reduced Inequalities

ShireenHalaifor Recycle for charity in the category of Responsible consumption

Sabiha Zaman for Climate action

Tahira Mohammed Ali Shah (LATE)for Life below water

and Dr Aamena Hasan for Life on Land

After a short break, Women Health Seminaralso organised by STARLINKS PR took off. The three-day health seminar addressed the various health care issues and opportunities in Pakistan. The seminar was divided into two sessions.The panel for Session One was of ‘Paediatric Care Essentials in the 21st Century’ and included Dr Fareeduddin, Dr AnokhiKhanum and Dr SohailThobani, whereas Dr AtifMansoor was the moderator.

The second session was on the subject of ‘Oral Hygiene for Healthier Living’. The panellists consisted of Dr Babur Ashraf, Dr Javeria Qureshi, Dr WajeehaRehman and Dr Nadia Hussain. The moderation of the panel was done by Dr Sidra Khan.

Concurrent to the seminars, people had the opportunity to enjoy a hall full of beautiful masterpieces and art works by variety of artists who showcased their talents at the art gallery. Jabbar Gul, Zohra

Hussain, Mehar Afroze, Margery Hussain, Shahnaz Ismail and students of Indus Valley School of

Art and Architecture, and Arts Council took part in the exhibition. Free Yoga classes were also taking place in the adjacent Hall. Three chefs from HUM TV also conducted a free cooking session for women.

The day ended with the most awaited part of the festival, the PWF concert.Amanat Ali, ZoeViccaji, Alycia Dias and the internationally acclaimed Stereo Nation gave mesmerizing performances before a packed audience.All in all, the last day of Pakistan Women Festival was a massive success. Women and men participated from different walks of life and enjoyed it. It is to be noted that Pakistan Women Festival aims to be an annual event.

The PR of the event was handled by STARLINKS PR and Events.